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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.

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  1. Front Cover
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  1. Title Page
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  1. Copyright
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  1. Dedication
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  1. Contents
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  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. pp. 1-3
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  1. 1: CEMETERY GHOSTS
  2. pp. 5-19
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  1. 2: RETURN OF FAMILY MEMBERS AS GHOSTS
  2. pp. 21-32
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  1. 3: HAUNTED HOUSES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS
  2. pp. 33-67
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  1. 4: CIVIL WA R GHOSTS
  2. pp. 69-75
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  1. 5: ROADSIDE GHOSTS AND ODD PHENOMENA
  2. pp. 77-96
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  1. 6: HEADLESS GHOSTS
  2. pp. 97-109
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  1. 7: ANIMAL GHOSTS AND ANIMAL TALES
  2. pp. 111-123
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  1. 8: GHOSTLY LIGHTS AND SCREAMS
  2. pp. 125-155
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  1. 9: STRANGE SOUNDS, LIGHTS, AND UNEXPLAINED EVENTS
  2. pp. 157-179
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  1. 10: LEGENDS AND FOLKTALES
  2. pp. 180-206
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  1. Index of Stories by County
  2. pp. 207-211
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  1. Back Cover
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