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Haunted Uwharries : ghost stories, witch tales and other strange happenings from North America's oldest mountains / Fred T. Morgan ; illustrated by Tim Rickard.

Morgan, Fred T. (Author).

Summary:

"The hardy folks who settled in the Uwharrie Mountains of Central North Carolina loved to tell of the strange happenings that occurred in their ancient and lovely hills. Fred T. Morgan, a descendant of those pioneers, has collected 35 unsettling tales sure to entertain his legions of readers. From the ghostly figure seen clinging to a grave, the restive spirit relentlessly searching for the knitting needle used to murder seven women, or the witches seeking revenge on passersby for a hanging from long ago, these tales from the master of Uwharrie folklore reveal that there's more to these hills than tranquil widerness"-- Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781878177193
  • ISBN: 1878177192
  • ISBN: 1878086138
  • ISBN: 9798409370664
  • Physical Description: 173 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Winston-Salem, NC : Bandit Books, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: Asheboro, N.C. : Down Home Press, c1992.
Publisher and paging may vary.
Formatted Contents Note:
Little ghost, giant ghost -- The musical ghost of Rocky River -- Bluebeard of the Uwharries -- The ghost of pretty Sally Steed -- The ghosts of the boiled bodies -- The ghost with the dirty clothes -- Old John's magic ball -- Ol' Heavy and the river trail -- The preacher-buggy tree -- The ghost on top of the grave -- Guardian ghost wind -- Ghost in the porch room -- The ghost of Jezebel -- The crying baby -- The sheep-stealing ghost -- Foot race with a ghost -- The ghost with the flashing knife -- Hearse wagon ghost -- Ghosts of the timeclocks -- The squeaky pines -- The witch in the pig lot -- The unshakable lizard -- The big black beast -- The stoning of King Pharoah -- Celia Easley and old Free Harry -- Thrash doctor -- The last hermit -- Three plucked turkeys -- Wild chickens of the Uwharries -- A fork in the grave -- When the Uwharries danced a jig -- Power of the pipe -- The mule egg -- Lucifer and the cow money -- Nature's mystery man of fugures.
Subject:
Ghosts > North Carolina > Uwharrie Mountains.
Supernatural.
Tales > North Carolina > Uwharrie Mountains.
Ghost stories, American > North Carolina > Uwharrie Mountains.
Uwharrie Mountains (N.C.)

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