Download or read book Georgia Legends Lore written by Alan Brown and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Settle in for a juicy bushel of Peach State bafflement.
Download or read book Legends Lore of Columbus Georgia written by Faith Serafin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did a shy country girl named Isabella Burt shapeshift into a beast and steal off into the night to sink fang and claw into unsuspecting bovines? With Burt more than one hundred years in the grave, the question lingers, along with a litany of unsettling Columbus lore. Author Faith Serafin is here to make sure these legends aren't altogether forgotten. There might even be profit in recollecting. Consider the lost gold of the Confederacy, once thought to be housed in what became Iron Bank Coffee. Take a step back and peer into the night sky with young Jimmy Carter to determine for yourself what strange light flashes above the tree line, and dare to parse fact from fiction with the legend of the Brickyard Road Witch. The stories here, multifold and confounding, test the limits of even the most skeptical.
Download or read book Legends Lore True Tales of the Chattahoochee written by Michelle Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chattahoochee Trace in southeast Alabama and west Georgia is steeped in Native, African and early American tradition--stories often deeply rooted in folklore. Unusual beasts such as the Kolowa, the Wampus Cat and even Bigfoot roam the area. Crossroads magic, hoodoo and Huggin' Molly make their homes in the storied region. The Native American trickster rabbit, the Nunnehi Cherokee watchers, the tales of the Indian mounds and the saga of Brookside Drive are forever etched in Chattahoochee lore. From the Creek wars to Indian removal and Sherman's March to the Sea, the legends of "the Hooch" have left an indelible mark on Georgia and Alabama. Join author Michelle Smith as she reveals many of the strange creatures and myths that sing "the Song of the Chattahoochee."
Download or read book A Treasury of Georgia Folklore written by Ronald G. Killion and published by Cherokee Pub. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone reared in rural or small-town Georgia before World War II will remember much of this material. The reader who is unfamiliar with the rural South, or too young to have experienced the joys of a pre-1940 Georgia youth, will find this book to be a collection of the oral traditions which have almost disappeared. Georgia's rapid development into an industrialized society has made this publication of the folklore papers collected by the Georgia Writers' Project 1936-1940 all the more important.
Download or read book Georgia Myths and Legends written by Don Rhodes and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georgia Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Georgia’s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Georgia history. From the puzzle of lost confederate gold to a woman who mysteriously spent her life waving at more than 50,000 passing ships, this selection of stories from Georgia's past explores some of the Peach State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.
Download or read book Atlanta Its Lore Legends and Laughter written by Elise Reid Boylston and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legends and Lore of Columbus Georgia written by Faith Serafin and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did a shy country girl named Isabella Burt shapeshift into a beast and steal off into the night to sink fang and claw into unsuspecting bovines? With Burt more than one hundred years in the grave, the question lingers, along with a litany of unsettling Columbus lore. Author Faith Serafin is here to make sure these legends aren't altogether forgotten. There might even be profit in recollecting. Consider the lost gold of the Confederacy, once thought to be housed in what became Iron Bank Coffee. Take a step back and peer into the night sky with young Jimmy Carter to determine for yourself what strange light flashes above the tree line, and dare to parse fact from fiction with the legend of the Brickyard Road Witch. The stories here, multifold and confounding, test the limits of even the most skeptical.
Download or read book Georgia Timeline written by Carole Marsh and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Georgia Wheel of Fortune written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Survivor GameBook is reproducible and allows kids to learn about their state through timed activities, prize suggestions and an official survivor certificate. The book includes timed, multiple-choice questions, fill in the blank questions, choose the appropriate dates and matching that are challenging and fun to answer. This book covers fascinating state facts and meets state standards.
Download or read book Spooky Georgia written by S. E. Schlosser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Peach State. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.
Download or read book Hard to Believe But True Book of Georgia History Mystery Trivia Legend Lore Humor and More written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weird Georgia written by Jim Miles and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-04-24 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Georgia s Landmarks Memorials and Legends Under the code duello Landmarks and memorials Historic churchyards and burial grounds Myths and legends of the Indians Tales of the revolutionary camp fires Georgia miscellanies Historic county seats chief towns and noted localities written by Lucian Lamar Knight and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Georgia Timeline written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief chronology of trivia and events in Georgia history, divided by subjects.
Download or read book Georgia Rollercoasters written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The True Life of CoCo Grier written by Corey Grier and published by Taking Over the World. This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the truth and the true life story of Corey Grier B.K.A.(Coco Grier) One of Georgia's Legends. Born in Atlanta GA, Follow CoCo's suspenseful, real-life Journey from love and street lifestyle as he becomes entangled with the crowds and wrongfully convicted for crimes he didn't commit. This story is one to keep you on the edge while also providing you deep understanding to what life was like during the 90's.
Download or read book The Legend of Roaring Gorge written by Ronald Gaines and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It began in 1878, long before any of us were born. And today the Legend of Roaring Gorge remains the most compelling piece of lore to ever come out of northeast Georgia's Cohutta Mountains. Here is a legend that speaks of a vengeful moment and its consequences, which to this day arouse the imagination. As with many legends, the story raises haunting questions, while providing few satisfying answers.
