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Florida's Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore

Author : Greg Jenkins

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 223 pages

File Size : 21,55 MB

Release : 2013-03-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1561646334

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Haunting ancient cemeteries and primitive landmarks as well as modern apartment complexes and highway sides, ghosts and restless spirits abound. This volume of Florida's Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore offers a delightful—and somewhat spooky—look into the darker side of the south and central areas of the Sunshine State. Explore fortress ruins in New Smyrna Beach, and keep an eye out for mysterious shadows and dark figures in the nearby forest; visit the island of Islamorada, where the ghostly remains of Flagler's railway rumble over tracks destroyed in the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane; and, if you're especially brave, walk through the eerie corridors of the mausoleum in Myrtle Hill Cemetery near Tampa, where you are sure to hear whispers from the dead or the muffled echoes of a music box. Delve into the unknown with Greg Jenkins as he examines the history, legend, and paranormal rationale behind strange occurrences in many of south and central Florida's haunted locations. Get a fresh look at some of the state's most famous ghost stories and learn never-before-heard tales of the strange and the supernatural as you take a trip through Haunted Florida. The second volume of Florida's Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore, covering north Florida and St. Augustine, is also available. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series



Florida Ghost Stories

Author : Robert R. Jones

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 27,84 MB

Release : 2013-03-01

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 1561646326

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Stories of ghosts and spirits and tall tales of strange happenings fill this volume. If they don't give you goose bumps and make your hair stand on end, at least they will offer you food for thought. There are two stories of Indian legends from Silver Springs, stories of hauntings in the little town of Micanopy, an encounter with a specter at Fort Clinch near Fernandina, the tale of a ghost in the Castillo in St. Augustine, the legend of the choir boy who sings from beneath a church swimming pool in Jacksonville, and many more. Enough to keep you up at night reading—if you dare!



Florida's Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore: North Florida and St. Augustine

Author : Greg Jenkins

Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 23,46 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1561643289

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The history and legends behind a number of Florida's haunted locations, including thorough background information on each locale and biographies of its ghostly residents, plus bone-chilling accounts taken from firsthand witnesses of spooky phenomena. Volume 1 locations include Key West's La Concha Hotel, the Everglades, Stetson University, and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.



Florida's Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore: The Gulf Coast and Pensacola

Author : Greg Jenkins

Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 34,81 MB

Release : 2007-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1561643998

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From ancient graveyards and monuments to modern restaurants and hotels, this book offers a delightful collection of uncanny legends and eerie folklore about Florida's beautiful west coast. Walk through the picturesque city of Pensacola in Florida's Panhandle, where the spirits of the dead are beckoned by an eerie lighthouse shining through the night, or stroll through Pensacola's Seville Quarter, where you may spot the specter of a long-dead bartender. Visit the Island Hotel and Restaurant in Cedar Key, where thirteen spirits are said to roam the building. Venture again into the unknown with Greg Jenkins, who will guide you through some of Florida's most frightening haunted locations. Prepare yourself for the spine-chilling and uncanny tales of specters and ghosts that inhabit Haunted Florida. See all of the books in this series



Haunted Florida

Author : Catherine Lower

Publisher : Stackpole Books

Page : 114 pages

File Size : 18,29 MB

Release : 2008-06-18

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 0811740625

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Supernatural tales from Florida, a state rife with eerie occurrences and ghostly denizens.



Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida

Author : Greg Jenkins

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 22,13 MB

Release : 2014-10-01

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 1561647462

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Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida explores the unknown for those who wish to look beyond the confines of everyday life to discover the truly unusual. It explores Florida's darker avenues for evidence of the extraordinary and the fantastic. Investigate sightings of flying saucers, extraterrestrials, and strange aerial phenomena. Meet skunk apes, chupacabras, and other creatures of the night. And in Florida's lakes and seas, meet aquatic abnormalities like sea monsters, the Everglades water serpent, and the three-toed beast of Clearwater Beach.



Lighthouse Ghosts

Author : Norma Elizabeth

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 119 pages

File Size : 38,25 MB

Release : 2015-10-17

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1561648655

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Thirteen tales of ghost haunting American lighthouses. Includes photographs of each lighthouse by Bruce Roberts. The lighthouses included are: Old Presque Isle Lighthouse on Lake Huron, Michigan Plymouth Lighthouse, Massachusetts Heceta Head Lighthouse, near Florence, Oregon Big Bay Point Lighthouse, Lake Superior, Michigan St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida Batter Point Lighthouse, Crescent City, California Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Outer Banks, North Carolina Seguin Island Lighthouse, near Georgetown, Maine Seul Choix Point Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, Michigan Old Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, Gasparilla Island, Florida Minots Ledge Lighthouse, near Scituate and Cohasset, Massachusetts Point Lookout Lighthouse, near St. Mary's City, Maryland



Oldest Ghosts

Author : Karen Harvey

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 20,23 MB

Release : 2012-12-31

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1561645974

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Oldest Ghosts tells of unexplained exploits by the spirits dwelling in St. Augustine, the oldest city of European origin in the United States. Judge John Stickney watches from a tree limb above his cemetery monument. A Colonial-period ghost hangs laundry in a Spanish courtyard. The ghost of Will Green, who died in 1802, routinely enters the bodies of men drinking in a bar. Some residents and visitors tolerate the playful spirits. Others prefer not to acknowledge them. Either way, the ghosts abide.



Ghosts of St. Augustine

Author : Dave Lapham

Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 28,22 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781561641239

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The unique and often turbulent history of St. Augustine, America's oldest city, has spawned more than four hundred years' worth of ghosts.



Ghosts of the Carolina Coasts

Author : Terrance Zepke

Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 34,78 MB

Release : 1990-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781561641758

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The Carolina coasts have spawned many restless spirits throughout their rich history. This collection of ghost stories will fascinate believers & non-believers alike. Introduces 32 ghost stories that will make your hair stand on end. Taken from real-life occurrences and from Carolina Lowcountry lore. Why did Joe Baldwin's headless body once roam Maco's train tracks? What happened to grave robbers and curious kids when they came too close to the cursed crypt?