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Author |
: Michael Paul Henson |
Publisher |
: The Overmountain Press |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1570720444 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781570720444 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis More Kentucky Ghost Stories by : Michael Paul Henson
“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.
Author |
: Alan Brown |
Publisher |
: Stackpole Books |
Total Pages |
: 130 |
Release |
: 2009-06-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780811743075 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0811743071 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Haunted Kentucky by : Alan Brown
Kentucky's beauty is offset by a violent past of Indian wars, Civil War battles, and the tragic spirits from these conflicts.
Author |
: William Montell |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 221 |
Release |
: 2010-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813125930 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813125936 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tales of Kentucky Ghosts by : William Montell
Vernon and Irene Castle popularized ragtime dancing in the years just before World War I and made dancing a respectable pastime in America. The whisper-thin, elegant Castles were trendsetters in many ways: they traveled with a black orchestra, had an openly lesbian manager, and were animal-rights advocates decades before it became a public issue. Irene was also a fashion innovator, bobbing her hair ten years before the flapper look of the 1920s became popular. From their marriage in 1911 until 1916, the Castles were the most famous and influential dance team in the world. Their dancing schools and nightclubs were packed with society figures and white-collar workers alike. After their peak of white-hot fame, Vernon enlisted in the Royal Canadian Flying Corps, served at the front lines, and was killed in a 1918 airplane crash. Irene became a movie star and appeared in more than a dozen films between 1917 and 1922. The Castles were depicted in the Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers movie The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), but the film omitted most of the interesting and controversial aspects of their lives. They were more complex than posterity would have it: Vernon was charming but irresponsible, Irene was strong-minded but self-centered, and the couple had filed for divorce before Vernon’s death (information that has never before been made public). Vernon and Irene Castle’s Ragtime Revolution is the fascinating story of a couple who reinvented dance and its place in twentieth-century culture.
Author |
: Michael Paul Henson |
Publisher |
: The Overmountain Press |
Total Pages |
: 172 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1570721602 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781570721601 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tragedy at Devil's Hollow by : Michael Paul Henson
This is the first book of Kentucky ghost stories by acclaimed author Michael Paul Henson. He tells the bewildering tale of the tragedy at Devil’s Hollow in Kentucky. Henson has added a selection of other ghost stories and unexplained phenomena. The narratives contained in this volume are relatively unknown for two principal reasons—first, no one has previously taken the time to collect and compile them; second, these are stories generally limited to certain localities and have seldom been told outside the area of occurrence. While many stories may have been transmuted through the years of telling, the essence remains the same and the fascination and intrigue provoked by these tales of wonderment has not been diminished.
Author |
: William Lynwood Montell |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 197 |
Release |
: 2010-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813139487 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813139481 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tales of Kentucky Ghosts by : William Lynwood Montell
“Vividly re-creates the context of storytelling in Kentucky in times past.” —Margaret Read MacDonald, author of Ten Traditional Tellers 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. 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; the account of the lost mandolin that plays itself in a house in Graves County, and many more. 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. “Lynwood Montell is truly an icon in the field of Kentucky folklore.” —James McCormick and Macy A. Wyatt, authors of Ghosts of the Bluegrass “Lynwood Montell successfully reports on family stories, bizarre creatures, urban legends, classic country ghost tales, strange glowing lights, talking cats and so much more.” —Thomas Freese, author of Ghosts, Spirits, and Angels: True Tales from Kentucky and Beyond “Sure to both entertain and chill its readers while also allowing them to consider their own supernatural heritage.” —Manchester Enterprise
Author |
: David Domine |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 192 |
Release |
: 2017-08-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813174549 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813174546 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ghosts of Old Louisville by : David Domine
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.
Author |
: William Lynwood Montell |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 314 |
Release |
: 2001-09-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813170893 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813170893 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky by : William Lynwood Montell
Kentucky has a rich legacy of ghostly visitations. Lynwood Montell has harvested dozens of tales of haunted houses and family ghosts from all over the Bluegrass state. Many of the stories were collected from elders by young people and are recounted exactly as they were gathered. Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky includes chilling tales such as that of 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 a stormy night, shortly before Henry Clay's death, when the ghost of the statesman's old friend Daniel Boone calls upon him, and then recounts the more modern story of the ghouls that haunt the rehearsal house of the band The Kentucky Headhunters. Included are accounts of haunted libraries, mansions, bedrooms, log cabins, bathrooms, college campuses, apartments, furniture, hotels, and distilleries, as well as reports of eerie visitations from ghostly grandmothers, husbands, daughters, uncles, cousins, babies, slaves, Civil War soldiers, dogs, sheep, and even wildcats. Almost all of Kentucky's 120 counties are represented. Though the book emphasizes the stories themselves, Montell offers an introduction discussing how local history, local character, and local flavor are communicated across the generations in these colorful stories.
Author |
: Patti Starr |
Publisher |
: Clerisy Press |
Total Pages |
: 298 |
Release |
: 2010-09-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781578604135 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1578604133 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ghosthunting Kentucky by : Patti Starr
The hills and hollows -- and cities -- of the Bluegrass State offer excellent opportunities for the ghost hunter. Guide Patti Starr leads readers on a tour of 30 legendary haunted spaces in Kentucky. She snoops around creepy farmhouses and grim garrets, eerie rooms and dark corners, exposing the ghosts and recording first-hand accounts of terrifying encounters. Clear maps and photographs help readers locate each dire destination, while more sensitive souls can enjoy experiencing these visits from the other side from the safety of their armchair.
Author |
: David Dominé |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 234 |
Release |
: 2017-08-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813174488 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813174481 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Phantoms of Old Louisville by : David Dominé
A paranormal investigator and Old Louisville resident explores chilling reports of hauntings among the historic homes of the National Preservation District. The Louisville, Kentucky, neighborhood known as Old Louisville is one of the country’s largest National Preservation Districts 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 stories about the strange and unexplained phenomena they encounter in their historic homes. When David Dominé moved into one of these houses, he dismissed local rumors of a resident poltergeist named Lucy. But soon, disembodied footsteps and mysterious odors changed his mind. Now Dominé is one of Louisville’s best-known investigators of paranormal phenomena. In Phantoms of Old Louisville, Dominé recounts a horrifying encounter at the Spalding Mansion and the long history of the kindly spirit Avery, who guards the iconic Pink Palace. 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.
Author |
: Roberta Simpson Brown |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 2013-09-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813143835 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813143837 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Kentucky Hauntings by : Roberta Simpson Brown
More than evoking chills down the spine and cautious glances over one's shoulder, spooky stories create lasting bonds and memories between friends and family. The tradition of storytelling ties generations together with exciting new tales and familiar folklore that has sparked superstitions and legends. In Kentucky Hauntings: Homespun Ghost Stories and Unexplained History, beloved storytellers Roberta Simpson Brown and Lonnie E. Brown present a thrilling collection of paranormal tales that will appeal to anyone looking for a friendly scare. Weaving together factual accounts of unexplained events, peculiar headlines, and local legends passed down from a time when most homes lacked electricity, Kentucky Hauntings combines stories with commentary on historic customs. From "telling the bees" about a death in the family, to a friendly "fool's errand" practical joke gone horribly wrong, and from terrifying haunted houses to the lifesaving "Bathtub Ghost," readers are transported to a world of age-old superstitions and paranormal experiences. Whether shared around the fire on a crisp autumn night or whispered in a huddle of close friends at a summer sleepover, these eerie stories will thrill and excite anyone who loves a good scare.