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978-0-89587-064-3
0-89587-064-9
$12.95 hardcover
5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
109 pages
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For centuries, the mountains
of western North Carolina have inspired wonder and awe. It was only
natural that man, after gazing at such scenic wonders, would turn some
of the mystery he felt into legend. Sometimes these legends attempted to
explain natural phenomena, sometimes they attempted to explain an
occurrence that appeared to be supernatural, and sometimes they grew up
around the eccentric characters that were drawn to the isolation of
these mysterious hills.
This collection of eighteen
stories presents some of the mystery and awe that the mountains convey,
and it may alter your perception of the Blue Ridge and Smoky mountains
forever. You may never stand atop Roan Mountain during a storm without
thinking you hear a ghostly choir. You may gaze at the top of Chimney
Rock during a hazy summer afternoon and wonder if it really is a ghostly
cavalry fight you see. If you spend the night near High Hampton, you may
find yourself listening for the call of the lonesome white owl. If you
stand at Wiseman's View, you will probably think that you, too, can see
the Brown Mountain Lights. Standing atop Clingman's Dome, you may wonder
if there really is an enchanted lake where animals flock to heal their
wounds somewhere in the valley below. And you will always wonder if the
fly you hear on your mountain walk means that Spearfinger is lurking
nearby.
about the authors
Randy Russell and Janet Barnett are the authors of the popular The
Granny Curse and Other Ghosts and Legends from East Tennessee
and Ghost Dogs of the South.
They are regular lecturers at the North Carolina Center for the
Advancement of Teaching in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and call
Asheville, North Carolina, home.
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