Witches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the Southern Appalachians

Witches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the Southern Appalachians by the renowned West Virginia folklorist and former West Virginia University English professor Patrick W. Gainer not only highlights stories that both amuse and raise goosebumps, but also begins with a description of the people and culture of the state. Based on material Gainer collected from over fifty years of field research in West Virginia and the region, Witches, Ghosts, and S...

By PATRICK W. GAINER
Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: Vandalia Press; 2nd edition (March 25, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1933202203
ISBN-13: 978-1933202204
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 953405
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Having recently moved near West Virginia, I decided this would be an interesting read, and it is. It reflects the author's decades-long research into the folklore of West Virginia, with lots of ghost and witch stories, superstitions and local dialec

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