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978-1-878177-14-8
1-878177-14-1
$12.95 paperback
6 x 9
128 pages
30 black-and-white photographs
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The
bustling metropolis of Charlotte, the second largest banking center in
the country, is constantly growing and changing. Yet there are spirits
from the past that refuse to give way to modern growth, or to be
forgotten. The ghost of a Confederate officer, complete with his wooden
leg, still appears at historic Cedar Grove. A long-dead fireman
continues to hang around his old station, and even changes clothes
there. At the venerable Manor Theater, the spirit of a former manager
often materializes late at night; he sometimes helps with the sweeping.
A deceased bootlegger still tries to produce alcohol for his customers.
And one small Charlotte house is so haunted that a former
resident describes the interior as "liquid black," which
absorbs even light.
Despite the Queen City's long
and rich history, until now there has been no published collection of
ghost stories from the region. These 19 tales gathered by Stephanie Burt
Williams, and enhanced by her superb photographs, were worth the wait.
about the author
Stephanie Burt Williams admits she is a rarity in her city of newcomers—she's
a fourth-generation Charlottean. A professor of Southern Literature at
Belmont Abbey College, Williams's interest in Charlotte's past has led
her to serve as a docent for Rosedale Plantation, which dates from 1815,
and to write a series of historical articles for Lake Norman Times.
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