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Ghosts of the Bluegrass

James McCormick,Macy Wyatt
Ghosts of the Bluegrass Book PDF

Author : James McCormick,Macy Wyatt
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813139340

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Ghosts of the Bluegrass by James McCormick,Macy Wyatt Pdf

An anthology of chilling ghost stories and death lore collected from central Kentucky. In Ghosts of the Bluegrass, James McCormick and Macy Wyatt present stories of Kentucky ghosts, past and present. Some of the tales are set in rural areas, but many take place in urban areas such as the haunted house on Broadway in downtown Lexington and in buildings on the University of Kentucky campus, where Adolph Rupp is said to have conversed with the deceased biology professor Dr. Funkhouser. This volume contains chapters on haunted places, poltergeists, communication with the dead, and ghosts who linger to resolve unfinished business from their past lives, as well as a chapter about ghosts who reveal themselves through lights, changes in temperature, or sound. The book even features a chilling account by a nineteenth-century family haunted in their Breckinridge County home. Whether witnesses believe that a spirit has come to protect those it left behind or to complete an unfinished task, ghostly appearances remain a mystery. As McCormick and Wyatt point out, there are no right or wrong answers when it comes to the supernatural. One thing is certain: these tales will bring pleasure and perhaps a goose bump or two to the reader interested in ghost stories and folklore in the Kentucky tradition. Praise for Ghosts of the Bluegrass “Bell witch stories, ghostly dogs, campus ghosts, rattling chains—all are here, with titles like “The Gray Lady of Liberty Hall” and “Family Banshee Foretells Deaths.” In sum, this is a fine anthology with extremely interesting and readable ghost stories, worth reading for the charm of the stories themselves.” —Journal of Folklore Research “I felt like I was there sitting down with some of the area’s best storytellers, hearing authentic stories. McCormick and Wyatt have done a tremendous service to current readers and to future generations by preserving this important part of our heritage.” —Roberta Simpson Brown, author of The Walking Trees and Other Scary Stories and Queen of the Cold-Blooded Tales “The compilers have done an excellent job of editing, inserting helpful explanatory or historic notes to add to information on a particular story, and giving cross references for like stories.” —Kentucky Kaleidoscope

Ghosts of the Bluegrass

James McCormick,Macy Wyatt
Ghosts of the Bluegrass Book PDF

Author : James McCormick,Macy Wyatt
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813173566

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Ghosts of the Bluegrass by James McCormick,Macy Wyatt Pdf

In Ghosts of the Bluegrass, James McCormick and Macy Wyatt present stories of Kentucky ghosts past and present. Some of the tales are set in rural areas, but many take place in urban areas such as the haunted house on Broadway in downtown Lexington and in buildings on the University of Kentucky campus, where Adolph Rupp is said to have conversed with the deceased biology professor Dr. Funkhouser. This volume contains chapters on haunted places, poltergeists, communication with the dead, and ghosts who linger to resolve unfinished business from their past lives, as well as a chapter about ghosts who reveal themselves through lights, changes in temperature, or sound. The book even features a chilling account by a nineteenth-century family haunted in their Breckinridge County home. Whether witnesses believe that a spirit has come to protect those it left behind or to complete an unfinished task, ghostly appearances remain a mystery. As McCormick and Wyatt point out, there are no right or wrong answers when it comes to the supernatural. One thing is certain: these tales will bring pleasure and perhaps a goose bump or two to the reader interested in ghost stories and folklore in the Kentucky tradition.

Haunted Kentucky

Alan Brown
Haunted Kentucky Book PDF

Author : Alan Brown
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780811743075

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Haunted Kentucky by Alan Brown Pdf

Kentucky's beauty is offset by a violent past of Indian wars, Civil War battles, and the tragic spirits from these conflicts.

Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky

William Lynwood Montell
Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky Book PDF

Author : William Lynwood Montell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001-09-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780813138510

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Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky by William Lynwood Montell Pdf

A Kentucky native and folk studies scholar presents a collection of haunting legends and stories of spirits from across the Bluegrass State. William Lynwood Montell has spent years documenting Kentucky’s rich legacy of ghostly visitations. Many of the stories were collected from elders by younger generations and are recounted here exactly as they were gathered. This volume introduces spirits such as the Tan Man of Pike County, who trudges invisibly through a house accompanied by the smell of roses, and the famed Gray Lady of Liberty Hall in Frankfort, a houseguest who never left. Montell tells the story of the ghost of Daniel Boone calling upon the statesman Henry Clay shortly before his death. He also recounts the tale of ghouls that haunt the rehearsal house of the band The Kentucky Headhunters. Readers will find accounts of haunted libraries, mansions, log cabins, bathrooms, furniture, hotels, and distilleries, as well as reports of eerie visitations from passed-on grandmothers, husbands, daughters, uncles, cousins, babies, slaves, Civil War soldiers, dogs, sheep, and even wildcats. Almost every county in Kentucky is represented. Though the book emphasizes the stories themselves, Montell offers an introduction discussing how local history, and local character, are communicated across the generations in these colorful stories.

Tales of Kentucky Ghosts

William Lynwood Montell
Tales of Kentucky Ghosts Book PDF

Author : William Lynwood Montell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813173870

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Tales of Kentucky Ghosts by William Lynwood Montell Pdf

A good ghost story can make your hair stand on end, your palms sweat, and your heart race. The bone-chilling collection Tales of Kentucky Ghosts presents more than 250 stories that do just that. In his new book, William Lynwood Montell has assembled an entertaining and diverse array of tales from across the commonwealth that will keep you checking under the bed every night. The first-person accounts in this collection showcase folklore that Montell has drawn from archives, family stories, and oral traditions throughout Kentucky. The stories include that of the ghost bride of Laurel County, who appears each year on the anniversary of her wedding day; the tale of the murdered worker who haunts the Simpson County home of his killer and former employer; and the account of the lost mandolin that plays itself in a house in Graves County. These and many other chilling stories haunt the pages of Tales of Kentucky Ghosts. In the tradition of Montell's previous Kentucky ghost books (Ghosts across Kentucky and Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky), Tales of Kentucky Ghosts brings together a variety of terrifying narratives that not only entertain and frighten but also serve as a unique record of Kentucky's rich heritage of storytelling.

Resistance in the Bluegrass

Farrah Alexander
Resistance in the Bluegrass Book PDF

Author : Farrah Alexander
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813187228

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Resistance in the Bluegrass by Farrah Alexander Pdf

From the anti-segregation sit-ins of the 1960s to the 2020 protests in response to the killing of Breonna Taylor, the rest of the nation—and often the world—has watched as Kentuckians boldly fought against injustice. In Resistance in the Bluegrass, Farrah Alexander outlines how Kentucky's activists have opposed racism, discrimination, economic inequality, and practices that accelerate climate change; advocated for better education, more humane immigration policies, and appropriate political representation; and supported LGBTQ+ and women's rights, while also celebrating decades of Kentucky contributions to social justice movements and the people behind them. Resistance in the Bluegrass gives engaged citizens—and those who aim to become more engaged—inspiration and guidance for how they too can make a difference across the commonwealth. With interviews and issue-by-issue action items, Alexander reminds her readers that everyday citizens who step up to make a difference are at the heart of all social change. Optimistic and accessible, Resistance in the Bluegrass is a people's history and guide that calls Kentuckians of all backgrounds to action.

Ghost Wood Song

Erica Waters
Ghost Wood Song Book PDF

Author : Erica Waters
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062894243

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Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters Pdf

Sawkill Girls meets The Hazel Wood in this lush and eerie debut, where the boundary between reality and nightmares is as thin as the veil between the living and the dead. If I could have a fiddle made of Daddy’s bones, I’d play it. I’d learn all the secrets he kept. Shady Grove inherited her father’s ability to call ghosts from the grave with his fiddle, but she also knows the fiddle’s tunes bring nothing but trouble and darkness. But when her brother is accused of murder, she can’t let the dead keep their secrets. In order to clear his name, she’s going to have to make those ghosts sing. Family secrets, a gorgeously resonant LGBTQ love triangle, and just the right amount of creepiness make this young adult debut a haunting and hopeful story about facing everything that haunts us in the dark.

Ghosts of Bobby Mackey's Music World

Dan Smith
Ghosts of Bobby Mackey s Music World Book PDF

Author : Dan Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625846983

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Ghosts of Bobby Mackey's Music World by Dan Smith Pdf

The chilling story of a Kentucky nightclub and its dark and haunted history . . . photos included. Over the years, Bobby Mackey’s Music World has played host to countless real-life horror stories and a string of criminal activity. The site has been the location of death and destruction since the nineteenth century, including illegal lynchings and a bridge collapse killing forty-one men. Illegal gambling and liquor abounded when it later served as the Bluegrass Inn. In more recent years, mafia bosses turned it into a nightclub known as the Latin Quarter. Beginning with the caretaker who fell under a demonic possession to more recent encounters between patrons and the paranormal, author Dan Smith revives the chilling stories that make it the most haunted nightclub in America.

What Happens Next?

Gail de Vos
What Happens Next Book PDF

Author : Gail de Vos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598846348

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What Happens Next? by Gail de Vos Pdf

This fascinating book uncovers the history behind urban legends and explains how the contemporary iterations of familiar fictional tales provide a window into the modern concerns—and digital advancements—of our society. What do ghost hunting, legend tripping, and legendary monsters have in common with email hoaxes, chain letters, and horror movies? In this follow-up to Libraries Unlimited's Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7–12, author Gail de Vos revisits popular urban legends, and examines the impact of media—online, social, and broadcast—on their current iterations. What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture traces the evolution of contemporary legends from the tradition of oral storytelling to the sharing of stories on the Internet and TV. The author examines if the popularity of contemporary legends in the media has changed the form, role, and integrity of familiar legends. In addition to revisiting some of the legends highlighted in her first book, de Vos shares new tales in circulation which she sees as a direct result of technological advancements.

More Kentucky Ghost Stories

Michael Paul Henson
More Kentucky Ghost Stories Book PDF

Author : Michael Paul Henson
Publisher : The Overmountain Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1570720444

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More Kentucky Ghost Stories by Michael Paul Henson Pdf

“Probably no section of the country can rightly claim more mystifying, more intriguing, or more enduring ghost stories and unexplained phenomena than Kentucky.” With this statement, based on years of personal research and investigation, the author presents his second collection of such tales from the Bluegrass State.

Ghosts of Old Louisville

David Domine
Ghosts of Old Louisville Book PDF

Author : David Domine
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780813174549

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Ghosts of Old Louisville by David Domine Pdf

Old Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, is the third-largest National Preservation District in the United States and the largest Victorian-era neighborhood in the country. Beneath the balconies and terraces of the district's Gothic, Queen Anne, and Beaux Arts mansions, current residents trade riveting stories about their historic homes. Many of these tales defy rational explanation. When David Dominé moved into one of these houses, he dismissed local rumors of a resident poltergeist named Lucy. However, before long, unnerving, disembodied footsteps and mysterious odors caused him to flee his home in the middle of the night. Since that night, David Dominé not only embraced the possibility of supernatural phenomenon but also turned it into a popular tour series and best-selling collection of books, which have brought new attention to this iconic neighborhood. The book that launched the guided tours, Ghosts of Old Louisville, introduced readers to the hauntingly beautiful Lady of the Stairs and the Widow Hoag, who waits eternally near Fountain Court for a lost child who will never return. These tales of things that go bump in the night not only reveal why Old Louisville is considered the "most haunted neighborhood in America," but also help to preserve this historically and architecturally significant community.

White House Ghosts

Robert Schlesinger
White House Ghosts Book PDF

Author : Robert Schlesinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781416565352

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White House Ghosts by Robert Schlesinger Pdf

In White House Ghosts, veteran Washington reporter Robert Schlesinger opens a fresh and revealing window on the modern presidency from FDR to George W. Bush. This is the first book to examine a crucial and often hidden role played by the men and women who help presidents find the words they hope will define their places in history. Drawing on scores of interviews with White House scribes and on extensive archival research, Schlesinger weaves intimate, amusing, compelling stories that provide surprising insights into the personalities, quirks, egos, ambitions, and humor of these presidents as well as how well or not they understood the bully pulpit. White House Ghosts traces the evolution of the presidential speechwriter's job from Raymond Moley under FDR through such luminaries as Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., under JFK, Jack Valenti and Richard Goodwin under LBJ, William Safire and Pat Buchanan under Nixon, Hendrik Hertzberg and James Fallows under Carter, and Peggy Noonan under Reagan, to the "Troika" of Michael Gerson, John McConnell, and Matthew Scully under George W. Bush. White House Ghosts tells the fascinating inside stories behind some of the most iconic presidential phrases: the first inaugural of FDR ("the only thing we have to fear is fear itself ") and JFK ("ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country"), Richard Nixon's "I am not a crook" and Ronald Reagan's "tear down this wall" speeches, Bill Clinton's ending "the era of big government" State of the Union, and George W. Bush's post-9/11 declaration that "whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done" -- and dozens of other noteworthy speeches. The book also addresses crucial questions surrounding the complex relationship between speechwriter and speechgiver, such as who actually crafted the most memorable phrases, who deserves credit for them, and who has claimed it. Schlesinger tells the story of the modern American presidency through this unique prism -- how our chief executives developed their very different rhetorical styles and how well they grasped the rewards of reaching out to the country. White House Ghosts is dramatic, funny, gripping, surprising, serious -- and always entertaining.

Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky

William Montell
Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky Book PDF

Author : William Montell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0813122279

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Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky by William Montell Pdf

The bestselling author of "Ghosts Across Kentucky" now presents an all-new collection of amazing ghost stories of the state.

Ghosts Across Kentucky

William Montell
Ghosts Across Kentucky Book PDF

Author : William Montell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-24
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 081319007X

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Ghosts Across Kentucky by William Montell Pdf

A collection of ghostly tales from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

What High Schools Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You toKnow)

Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
What High Schools Don t Tell You And Other Parents Don t Want You toKnow Book PDF

Author : Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781101217719

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What High Schools Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You toKnow) by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross Pdf

From the author of What Colleges Don’t Tell You, a plan to help parents of middle and early high school students prepare their kids for the best colleges In order to succeed in the fiercely competitive college admissions game, you need a game plan—and you have to start young. In this empowering guide, Elizabeth Wissner- Gross, a nationally sought-after college “packager,” helps parents of seventh to tenth graders create a long-term plan that, come senior year, will allow their kids to virtually write their own ticket into their choice of schools. Parents should start by helping their kids identify their academic passions, then design a four-year strategy based on those interests. The book details hundreds of opportunities available to make kids stand out that most high school guidance counselors and teachers simply don’t know about or don’t think to share. This indispensable guide should be required reading for any parent whose child dreams of attending one of the country’s top colleges.