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978-0-89587-210-4
0-89587-210-2
$9.95 paperback
5 1/2" x 8"
192 pages black-and-white photographs, maps, index
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Williamsburg, Yorktown, and
Jamestown comprise Virginia's historic triangle. Some of the most
important chapters of America's history unfolded in these settlements.
The region has been the scene of violent confrontations between settlers
and the original natives, an emotional struggle for independence, a
bitter civil war, and, most recently, a transformation into one of the
country's finest examples of historic restoration.
Some parapsychologists
believe that spirits can be awakened by a sudden flurry of activity.
With so much activity occurring throughout the area's history, it is
little wonder that there are so many documented sightings of ghosts in
this triangle.
In this book, Jackie Behrend
brings together thirty-seven of the region's most intriguing spirits.
From Williamsburg come tales about the Wagon of Death, which can still
be heard rolling down Nicholson Street as it brings prisoners to the
gallows; the colonial celebrations that continue at the Raleigh Tavern;
the residential area where all is quiet except for the ghosts still
fighting the Revolutionary War; and the ongoing wedding that brings men
form both sides of the Civil War together. From Yorktown come stories
about the sounds that emanate from the cave where Lord Cornwallis hid
during the town's siege during 1781; the mournful tune that is heard on
Surrender Field; and the melancholy feeling that overcomes people
retracing the path where slaves were once marched. From Jamestown comes
the tale of a deserted lover's angry ghost who still haunts the banks of
the James River. From Carter's Grove comes the story of a slave who
still searches Old Country Road for his lost family.
Just as you can step back in
time by visiting the restored settlements of the historic triangle, you
can now revisit the past through the stories about the ghostly spirits
who haunt Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown.
about the author
Jackie Eileen Behrend, author, historian, and photographer, was born
in Glens Falls, New York. As a young girl she moved with her mother to
Hendersonville, North Carolina. Although schooled in business in
college, Jackie's interest in history grew when she moved to
Williamsburg, Virginia. Her subsequent research led to her book The
Hauntings of Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown. For this work
she was nominated by The Library of Virginia as author of the best
nonfiction book in the state. Jackie later brought the ghost stories in
the book to life via her popular candlelit walking tour of Colonial
Williamsburg. Jackie now lives in Ocean Pines, Maryland, where she
conducts for visitors her latest ghost tour, The Ghosts of Ocean City
and Berlin. She is also the author of Ghosts of America's East Coast.
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