{"product_id":"9781643360447","title":"The Haunted South: Where Ghosts Still Roam","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Old South comes to supernatural life in this classic collection of chilling tales from the \"custodian of the twilight zone\" (\u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   Nancy Roberts, known as the \"First Lady of American Folklore,\" is a topnotch storyteller and one of the few who both write and tell their own stories. For more than two decades, Ms. Roberts has documented ghost stories and interviewed hundreds of people throughout the United States.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   A nationally known author of twenty-three books, Ms. Roberts began her career with a series of ghost stories written for \u003ci\u003eThe Charlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. Carl Sandburg sent her word that her stories were good, suggesting \"they should be a book.\" Since then her books have won her a certificate of commendation from the American Association for State and Local History and a nomination for the Great Western Writer's Spur Award.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Haunted South\u003c\/i\u003e includes tales about . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn angel sighting in the North Carolina mountains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA poltergeist occurrence that drew trainloads of spectators to Jessup, Georgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA ghostly warning in Atlanta presaging a major plane crash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA North Carolina tavern where unsuspecting travelers were murdered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn omen of death brought by South Carolina's \"Gray Lady\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe apparition of an Alabama Railroad Robin Hood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA ghost ship off North Carolina's Outer Banks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Nancy Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \"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.\" -\u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375223525617,"sku":"9781643360447","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781643360447_p0.jpg?v=1767127777","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781643360447","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}