Download or read book Florida s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore The Gulf Coast and Pensacola written by Greg Jenkins and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Florida s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore South and central Florida written by Greg Jenkins and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Florida s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore North Florida and St Augustine written by Greg Jenkins and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Ghosts of Florida s Gulf Coast written by Alan Brown and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-17 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's easier to imagine ghosts haunting gloomy, medieval castles in Europe of brooding mansions in New England than bright, cheerful homes across the Sunshine State, but ghosts abound in sunny, tropical Florida. In fact, Florida absolutely oozes the weird, the creepy, and the ghastly.
Download or read book Florida s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore written by Greg Jenkins and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Florida Ghost Stories written by Robert R. Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!
Download or read book Haunted Pensacola written by Alan Brown and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the ghostly legends of this Florida Panhandle city . . . includes photos! The seaport of Pensacola may boast the world’s whitest beaches, but there’s a darker history in America’s first settlement . . . It’s no surprise that one of the nation’s oldest cities is also among the most haunted, with culturally diverse spirits from the ages of the Spanish founders and British settlers through the turbulent era of the Civil War. Author and expert Alan Brown presents a survey of unexplained mysteries at Pensacola’s eerie landmarks. The infamous haunted lighthouse, the ghosts of St. Michael’s Cemetery, and the tale of the headless woman of Romana Street are just a few of the chilling stories recounted in Haunted Pensacola.
Download or read book Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida written by Greg Jenkins and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Haunted Florida Love Stories written by Christopher Balzano and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wide eyes, sweaty palms and a racing heart. Are these the tell-tale marks of a love story or a haunted tale? If the story is set in Florida, there's a good chance it's both. From the infamous Bellamy Bridge to a haunted lighthouse in Key West, love is in the air--but it isn't always a good thing. Author and folklorist Christopher Balzano follows lingering campus whispers and trails that vanish into the swamp to track down the urban legends and ghostly lore of Sunshine State love affairs that live on even after death.
Download or read book Lighthouse Ghosts written by Norma Elizabeth and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-17 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Oldest Ghosts written by Karen Harvey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Haunted Lighthouses written by George Steitz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition has four new haunted lighthouses. Lighthouses are America's castles—proud, sturdy, mystical, and sometimes even haunted. The producer of the popular television series Haunted Lighthouses, seen on the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, and the Travel Channel, takes you on a tour of the legends of these bewitching monuments as he films. Meet a cast of intriguing characters including noted historians, people who work in lighthouses, and even the ghosts themselves. You will also learn helpful travel tips including the best places to stay and dine, things to do, and must-see attractions.
Download or read book Hauntings in Florida s Panhandle written by Nicole Carlson Easley and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 of the Panhandle's most haunted locations from Pensacola to Madison; first-hand interviews of residents in haunted houses, theatres, and churches; never-before seen ghost photographs.
Download or read book Ghost Tales from the Oldest City written by Suzy Cain and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's oldest city, St. Augustine, has its fair share of things that go bump in the night. With such a long and varied history, its no surprise that a few restless souls have stayed on long after their lives ended.
Download or read book Haunt Hunter s Guide to Florida written by Joyce Elson Moore and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its extensive and often turbulent history, Florida is a fitting home to some restless spirits. Author Joyce Moore has traveled around the state and gathered stories about strange happenings and ghostly presences. Not only historic homes, but also theatres, parks, and cultural centers are the focus of some hauntings. You will find each sites history and character; its "haunt history," which includes interviews with owners and caretakers; and nearby attractions and facilities for those brave enough to explore these supernatural occurrences more closely.
Download or read book Ghosts Legends and Folklore of Old Pensacola written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Haunted Big Bend Florida written by Alan Brown and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida's Big Bend region is sometimes known as the "Forgotten Coast," but the tales of its haunts are anything but forgotten. This small cluster of towns and cities has produced a body of ghost lore that rivals any stories produced in the state's better-known haunted cities. One of the towns in the Big Bend--Monticello--is known in paranormal circles as one of the most haunted places in the entire Southeast. Old City Cemetery in Tallahassee is the oldest public cemetery in the city and has a long list of chilling encounters. Join author Alan Brown as he recounts the history of one of Florida's most terrifying regions.
