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| Title: | Mountain Mysteries
: The Mystic Traditions of Appalachia |
| Author: | Larry Thacker |
| ISBN: | 1570723168 : 9781570723162 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 226 |
| Weight: | .396 Kg. |
| Published: | IPG (Overmountain Press) - July 2007 |
| List Price: | 9.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Folklore: North America: Unexplained phenomena |
A near-obsessive pursuit of ghost stories and odd superstitions cranks up this serious study of Appalachian tales of the supernatural and their origin in both old-world customs and real historical events. An effort to preserve and record one aspect of a dying way of life, the book relies on interviews and historic documents to search for the facts behind local lore of murder, witchcraft, and weird hauntings. Several campfire-worthy ghost stories are recounted in their entirety -- including The Swinging Gate of Fern Lake Hollow -- and an unexpectedly large number of stories about aliens and UFOs provide an interesting comparison of three-century-old mysteries and those stirred up in comparatively recent times
The Origin of Mountain Mysteries; The Other Side; UFO Lore; Passing on in Appalachia; Appalachian Magical Ways; Elusive Nature; Appalachian Mystery, History and Heritage; Bibliography.
