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- Coffin Hollow and Other Ghost Tales
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
summary
Mysterious vanishing hitchhikers, travelers beset by headless dogs, and long-dead moonshiners come alive in this collection of ninety-six Appalachian folktales. Set in coal mines and remote farm cabins, in hidden hollows and on mountain tops, some of these stories look back to the days when West Virginia was first settled; others reflect the rancor and brutality of the Civil War. But most of these tales guide us through the recent past of the uncommonly rich folk heritage of West Virginia. This ghostly collection, with source information and bold illustrations, will thrill longtime lovers of supernatural lore.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-v
- A Foreword
- pp. ix-xv
- Tales
- 1: A Strange Illusion
- pp. 3-7
- 2: The Jailer's Dog
- pp. 7-9
- 3: Coffin Hollow
- pp. 9-11
- 4: Earl Booth's Pot of Gold
- pp. 11-13
- 5: Revenge of an Oil Worker
- pp. 13-14
- 6: The Shue Mystery
- pp. 15-19
- 7: The Peddler's Story
- pp. 19-20
- 8: The Black Dog Ghost
- pp. 21-22
- 9: The Barn Ghost
- pp. 22-24
- 10: The Miner's Wife
- pp. 24-25
- 11: Yankee Thrift
- pp. 25-28
- 12: The Mysterious Music
- pp. 29-30
- 13: The Last Lodge of Ravenswood
- pp. 30-33
- 14: The Farmhouse Ghost
- pp. 34-35
- 15: The Wealthy Widower
- pp. 35-37
- 16: The Ghost of Hangman's Hollow
- pp. 37-39
- 17: The Haunted Field
- pp. 39-41
- 18: The Misty Ghost
- pp. 41-42
- 19: The Murdered Girl
- pp. 43-44
- 21: Midnight Whippoorwill
- pp. 45-47
- 22: Galloping Horses
- pp. 47-50
- 23: A Confederate Soldier
- pp. 51-53
- 24: Return from Death
- pp. 53-54
- 25: A Face in the Window
- pp. 55-56
- 26: A Ghostly Avenger
- pp. 57-58
- 27: Darkish Knob
- pp. 58-60
- 28: A Slave Boy's Revenge
- pp. 61-62
- 29: Frist House
- pp. 62-63
- 30: The Murdered Prisoner's Ghost
- pp. 64-65
- 31: The Cole Mountain Light
- pp. 65-67
- 32: The Crying Baby of Holly
- pp. 68-70
- 33: A Strange Fire
- pp. 70-71
- 34: Jones's Hollow
- pp. 72-73
- 35: Who Was Guilty?
- pp. 73-75
- 36: The Cooke Family
- p. 76
- 37: The Ghosts of the Mine Horses
- pp. 77-80
- 38: The Ghost of Old Ben
- pp. 80-81
- 41: Eighty Feet Deep
- pp. 84-85
- 42: The Swinging Lantern
- pp. 86-87
- 43: Van Meter's Plight
- pp. 87-88
- 45: The Headless Man
- p. 90
- 46: Dog Rock
- p. 91
- 47: The Headless Dog of Tug Fork
- pp. 92-93
- 48: The Legend of the Haunted House
- pp. 94-96
- 49: The Man on the Railroad
- pp. 97-99
- 51: The Blue Gown
- p. 101
- 52: Returning Suicide
- pp. 102-103
- 53: The Old Gray Mare Conquers the Unknown
- pp. 103-104
- 54: The Haunted House of Shell Creek
- pp. 105-106
- 55: The Light in Mother's Room
- pp. 106-107
- 56: The Lynchers
- pp. 108-109
- 57: The Cline House
- pp. 110-111
- 58: The Seated Lady
- p. 112
- 59: The Power of Love
- pp. 113-114
- 60: Death of a Minister's Wife
- pp. 115-117
- 61: Lamented Love
- pp. 117-119
- 62: The Rosebush
- pp. 119-120
- 63: The Dead Girl Revived
- pp. 120-122
- 64: Twice Twins
- pp. 122-124
- 65: The Dog That Came Back
- pp. 124-128
- 66: Eloise
- pp. 128-129
- 67: Forewarned
- pp. 130-131
- 68: A Forecasted Death
- pp. 131-134
- 69: The Fortune-Teller's Prophecy
- pp. 134-135
- 70: The Warning Light
- pp. 135-137
- 71: Vision in the Snow
- pp. 137-139
- 72: The Sweater
- pp. 140-141
- 73: The Breviary
- pp. 141-142
- 74: The Plaid Blanket
- pp. 143-144
- 75: The Lost Couple
- pp. 145-146
- 76: The Living Corpse
- p. 147
- 77: The Unhappy Bride
- pp. 148-149
- 78: The Vanishing Lady in Black
- pp. 149-151
- 79: The Phantom Lady
- pp. 151-152
- 80: Hitchhiker at Follansbee
- pp. 153-154
- 81: The Restless Soul
- pp. 154-155
- 82: The Muddy Gown
- pp. 155-157
- 83: The Roadside Stranger
- pp. 157-158
- 84: A Boy and His Dog
- pp. 158-159
- 85: The Phantom Bridesmaid
- pp. 159-161
- 86: Friendship Never Dies
- pp. 161-163
- 87: The Night of the Stranger
- pp. 164-165
- 89: Old Dork
- pp. 167-169
- 90: Dead Man's Curve
- pp. 169-170
- 91: The Doctor's Warning
- pp. 171-172
- 92: The Storm
- pp. 172-174
- 93: Ghost Father to the Rescue
- pp. 174-175
- 94: A Timely Warning
- pp. 175-176
- 95: The Ghost of the Rails
- pp. 177-179
- 96: The Lady in White
- pp. 179-180
- Bibliography
- pp. 193-194
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813145853
Related ISBN(s)
9780813114163, 9780813130866, 9780813145860
MARC Record
OCLC
569757602
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No