Ghosts And Legends Of Charleston

Author : Denise Roffe
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0764334468

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Ghosts and Legends of Charleston by Denise Roffe Pdf

Stroll down Charleston's cobblestone streets and explore mysterious echoes from the past. Prepare to meet the legendary ghost of infamous pirate Stede Bonnet, who once sailed with Blackbeard. Be greeted at the Provost Dungeon by the spirit of American martyr Isaac Hayne, who was hanged for treason in 1781. Read about an extraordinary beauty, Lavinia Fisher, a serial killer who roams the streets in her wedding gown. Catch a glimpse of the small apparitions of children playing in the Holy City's cemeteries. Encounter the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe on the beaches of Sullivan's Island. Enjoy these and other accounts of spine-tingling paranormal events showcasing a link between the past and modern-day ghostly experiences.

Author : Julian Buxton,Ed Macy,Edward Macy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000067915961

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The Ghosts of Charleston by Julian Buxton,Ed Macy,Edward Macy Pdf

Includes ghost stories from the Aiken-Rhett House, the Garden Theater, and the Cooper River Bridge.

Author : Margaret Rhett Martin
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781787201651

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Charleston Ghosts by Margaret Rhett Martin Pdf

Charleston, South Carolina, famous for its magnolia and azalea gardens, its Battery, its plantations, and its key role in early American history has certainly had its share of ghosts. They stalk the halls of townhouses once famous for gracious living and romance; they inhabit lonely stretches of moss-draped roads; and they roam the deserted garden paths of the old plantations outside the city. Charleston Ghosts brings to life an intriguing group of personalities who act out their fateful roles in true-to-legend style. “Eighteen delightful ghost tales about Charleston and the Lowcountry told as only a native Charlestonian could tell them.”—Charleston News and Courier

Author : John Bennett
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781643361383

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The Doctor to the Dead by John Bennett Pdf

A collection of fantastical and macabre Gullah-inspired folklore that illuminates African-American life in nineteenth-century South Carolina. You ask for a story. I will tell you one, fact for fact and true for true. . . . So begins “Crook-Neck Dick,” one of twenty-three stories in this beguiling collection of Charleston lore. John Bennett’s interpretations of the legends shared with him by African-descended Charlestonians have entertained generations. Among them are tales of ghosts, conjuring, superhuman feats, and supernatural powers; accounts of ingenuity, humor, terror, mystery, and solidarity will enchant folklorists, students of Charleston history, and all those who love a good ghost story. Julia Eichelberger, the Marybelle Higgins Howe Professor of Southern Literature and an executive board member of the Center for Study of Slavery at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, provides an introduction. “A collection of folk story, myth, drolleries, macabre unreason . . . old tales of death, mystery, bizarre incredibilities, diabolic influence, demanding ghosts, buried treasure, enchantments, miracles, visitations, and the dead that are not dead.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Ed Macy,Geordie Buxton
Publisher : Haunted America
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000109884563

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Haunted Charleston by Ed Macy,Geordie Buxton Pdf

Leave embellishment by the wayside and let these ghastly and sometimes dreadful stories of the historic streets of Charleston tell themselves! Combing through the oft-forgotten enclaves of the Holy City, where true life is stranger than fiction, authors Ed Macy and Geordie Buxton bring readers face to face with a group of orphans who haunt a College of Charleston dorm, a Citadel cadet who haunts a local hotel and the specter of William Drayton at Drayton Hall Plantation - just to name a few. Based on historic events and specific details that are often lost in most ghost stories, this collection of haunting tales sparks curiosity about what figure might still be lurking in the alleyways of Charleston's storied streets.

Author : Denise Roffe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
ISBN : 0764358901

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Ghosts and Legends of Charleston, South Carolina by Denise Roffe Pdf

Charleston is a city whose spirits are tangible. Fires, earthquakes, wars, and piracy have scarred her landscape. Mysterious echoes from her past manifest around every corner. Misty figures disappear, disembodied voices speak, and a creeping uneasiness accosts visitors to the Holy City. In this revised second edition, thirteen updated stories and a new ghostly chapter spring from death to life as you travel along cobblestone streets, through old mansions, and into back alleys with paranormal investigator Denise Roffe, who explores Charleston along with the Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research to interact with its ghostly residents. Examine nail-biting eyewitness accounts of paranormal events that are backed by historical research and more than twenty years of investigative experience as Denise takes you on a journey showcasing a surprising link between past events and current ghostly activity. Also enjoy new day trips around Charleston in Beaufort, Myrtle Beach, Camden, and Kingstree.

Author : Marie O'Regan
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780330259

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The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women by Marie O'Regan Pdf

25 chilling short stories by outstanding female writers. Women have always written exceptional stories of horror and the supernatural. This anthology aims to showcase the very best of these, from Amelia B. Edwards's 'The Phantom Coach', published in 1864, through past luminaries such as Edith Wharton and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, to modern talents including Muriel Gray, Sarah Pinborough and Lilith Saintcrow. From tales of ghostly children to visitations by departed loved ones, and from heart-rending stories to the profoundly unsettling depiction of extreme malevolence, what each of these stories has in common is the effect of a slight chilling of the skin, a feeling of something not quite present, but nevertheless there. If anything, this showcase anthology proves that sometimes the female of the species can also be the most terrifying . . .

Author : Geordie Buxton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0738525014

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Haunted Plantations by Geordie Buxton Pdf

A shackled West African tribe drags themselves off a slave ship while singing, drowning in a Georgia creek to avoid being sold. Mysterious letters from a long-ruined church near Mepkin Abbey solicit a man to join faith. A French teacher disappears from a school after marking final exams in blood. An Egyptian mummy triggers a heart attack in a city museum. These stories and more are wrenched from the gravest parts of America's past--real lives of people on plantations from Savannah and the coast of the Carolinas. Most deal with the hub of the East Coast slave trade, Charleston, South Carolina. All are richly illustrated with both historic and contemporary images. Dwelling in the affairs of plantation life is to tread the fires of emotionally raw history. Sifting through the folklore and legends, the old hushed embers of the south ignite once again in this collection. While these stories relate encounters with the supernatural, readers will find that what actually happened here doesn't always need a ghost to be disquieting.

Author : James Caskey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0988252988

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Charleston's Ghosts by James Caskey Pdf

In Charleston, South Carolina, the dead never truly depart...Simply walking down the ancient cobblestone streets or the palmetto-fringed waterfront, one can sense the crackling, uneasy history of this sultry, romantic city. Unearthly presences gather beneath flickering gas lanterns, and mysterious visions come swimming out of misty alleyways; pale mourners gather in headstone-choked churchyards, only to fade away in the pensive night's gloom. The ghosts are thick on evenings such as these, full of unrequited love and business left unfinished.Why is Charleston so haunted? Historian and tour guide James Caskey takes you on an in-depth exploration of her gruesome history in this engaging book. Join him as he unravels the chilling details of 40 of Charleston's most infamous ghost stories and Gullah hoodoo, in a setting famously described as "not only bloodstained and wicked but continuingly unrepentant." The preeminent authority on Southern ghosts, Caskey combines exhaustive searches of historical archives and eerie first-hand accounts of spectral activity as experienced by credible eyewitnesses. The result is this definitive collection of Charleston ghost stories in one easily-referenced publication.Charleston's Ghosts: Hauntings in the Holy City is an entertaining paranormal journey for anyone interested in this unique Southern city, from casual tourist to serious ghost hunter. It contains over 60 photos, a detailed map of Charleston's Historic District, and even street addresses of haunted hotspots, making it the perfect guidebook for the do-it-yourself ghost seeker.

Author : Margaret Rhett Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : OCLC:1280814734

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Charleston Ghosts by Margaret Rhett Martin Pdf

Author : Ed Macy,Geordie Buxton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614233213

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Haunted Charleston by Ed Macy,Geordie Buxton Pdf

True stories of the spookiest sites in this beautiful South Carolina city—includes photos! On the historic streets of Charleston, true life is sometimes stranger than fiction. In this book, Ed Macy and Geordie Buxton share stories of the paranormal in ghastly and sometimes dreadful detail. Combing through the oft-forgotten enclaves of the Holy City, they bring readers face to face with: The orphans who haunt a dorm at the College of Charleston A Citadel cadet who haunts a local hotel The specter of William Drayton at Drayton Hall Plantation And more! Enriched by historic background information and specific details that are often lost in ghost stories, this collection sparks curiosity about what might still be lurking in the alleyways of Charleston’s storied streets.

Author : Sara Pitzer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781493001392

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Haunted Charleston by Sara Pitzer Pdf

Among South Carolina's many treasures is Charleston, a city of rich history. Since the first British colonists established Charles Towne in 1670, this city has been a study in contradictions – a beautiful coastal environment, magnificent architecture, and sometimes unspeakable cruelty. Haunted Charleston, a collection of stories of ghosts, mysteries, and paranormal happenings in the Holy City, will leave readers frightened and fascinated. Haunted Charleston includes twenty-five stories from the Ghosts at Dock Street Theater to the Haunted Graveyards, that will send chills up the spines of even the most daring ghosthunters. Each story includes notes on historical significance and local lore and readers will discover just how haunted and spooky this city is. A bibliography, a resources list of contact information to visit the haunted sites, and a brief “Ghost Hunter’s Guide” for the region or city, are also included, giving readers the resources to explore the haunted areas for themselves.

Author : Nancy Roberts
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643360386

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Civil War Ghost Stories & Legends by Nancy Roberts Pdf

The “First Lady of American Folklore” explores the supernatural side of the Civil War with chilling tales of spectral soldiers and haunted battlefields. Few events have sparked more legends and stories of the supernatural than America’s Civil War. The accounts of gallantry and heroism have spread far and wide. Nancy Roberts grew up listening to her father’s stories of the War Between the States and she trekked over many battle sites with him during her childhood. After reading about General Joshua Chamberlain’s supernatural experience at the Battle of Gettysburg, Roberts began to collect tales of the blue and gray and write them down. In her latest collection, readers visit such famous Civil War sites as Fredericksburg, Antietam, Johnson’s Island, Andersonville, Fort Davis, Gaines Mill, Gettysburg, Fort Monroe, Harpers Ferry, Vicksburg, Richmond, Charleston, New Bern, and Petersburg. Through these stories, the readers will hear the voices of those brave individuals who lived through that dramatic era; visit with Brigadier General J. E. B. Stuart on the banks of the Chickahominy River, learn the real story about John Brown’s activities at Harpers Ferry, and watch the passing of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train. Praise for Nancy Roberts “Just about everybody likes a good ghost story. And ghost hunter/author Nancy Roberts has put together as shivery a selection of other worldly tales as you’re likely to find anywhere . . . And whether you believe in ghosts or not, these tales are guaranteed to give you a chill, especially before you go into a dark room alone.” —Southern Living

Author : Sara Pitzer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781493070312

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Haunted Charleston by Sara Pitzer Pdf

Things that go bump in the night, disembodied voices, footsteps in an empty stairwell, an icy hand on your shoulder ... let your imagination run wild as you read about Charleston's most extraordinary apparitions, sinister spooks, and bizarre beasts. You may know of the pirates hung at Battery Point, but perhaps you haven't heard about: Provost Dungeon, considered one of the worst American prisons of all time for its torturous punishments and is incredibly active with ghostly happenings; The Woman in Black at Poogan's Porch restaurant, an apparition that makes her presence known to employees and patrons alike; and The USS Yorktown, permanently docked in Charleston Harbor and brimming with tales of tragedies and hauntings.

Author : Bruce Orr
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781625841728

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Ghosts of Berkeley County, South Carolina by Bruce Orr Pdf

Berkeley County, just like its sister county of Charleston, is steeped in history and rich in legend and lore. With Native American beginnings and later infused with colonial and Gullah cultures, Berkeley has seen many people come to reside. And with each of these diverse cultures came the eerie tales of ghosts, ghouls and goblins. Now, for the first time, Berkeley County ghost stories have been collected in a single volume bound to frighten and chill even the bravest of readers. Join local author and investigator Bruce Orr as he recounts the spine-tingling stories behind these apparitions, including the spirits of early colonists that still linger in the pines, the feared Cymbee water spirits of the Gullah culture and the dreaded Cherokee witch Spear Finger, who craves the livers of unsuspecting victims.