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978-0-89587-027-8
0-89587-027-4
$8.95 paperback
5" x 8"
93 pages
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According to archivists at
the Library of Congress, South Carolina is richer in folklore than any
other state. After traveling almost every back road in several South
Carolina counties, Nancy Rhyne wholeheartedly supports the claim.
With her tape recorder in
hand, the author interviewed dozens of Low Country people, finding that
almost every person had a story to tell. She sought out everyone from
millionaires to the humblest of coastal people. From their narratives
she has fashioned a collection of stories steeped in the history and
character of the Low Country.
Some of the tales in this
collection are humorous, some mysterious. Others are positively eerie.
There are stories of killer hurricanes, bizarre voodoo practices and
inexplicable happenings. Effortlessly, the author takes us from a
gorgeous plantation estate of the 1850s to an overgrown and forbidding
cemetery in 1979. And she never fails to keep our attention on this
somewhat alien but fascinating world--a world peopled with witch
doctors, ghosts, cruel overseers, slaves and world-famous personalities.
Nancy Rhyne has taken
scattered bits of folklore and oral narratives, combined these with her
gift of storytelling, and created a wonderfully engaging book that will
entertain readers for years to come.
about the author
Nancy Rhyne is a well-known storyteller with a special interest in
preserving the heritage of the coastal Southeast. The author of 12
previous books, she has traveled the backroads for over 30 years in
search of facts, folklore, and interesting stories.
Also by Nancy Rhyne:
More
Tales of the South Carolina Low Country
Touring the
Coastal South Carolina Backroads
Touring the
Coastal Georgia Backroads
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