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    Piedmont Phantoms
    Piedmont Phantoms
    Piedmont Phantoms
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    Piedmont Phantoms

    By Daniel W. Barefoot and Scott Mason

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    Piedmont Phantoms collects ghost stories from the populous central region of North Carolina as part of the Haunted North Carolina series. This book includes stories told around campfires, in grandma’s attic, and on nighttime drives on the backroads of the Piedmont. There is a story for each county in the Piedmont, forty in all, including tales of ghosts, witches, demons, spook lights, unidentified flying objects, unexplained phenomena, and more.

    “Capitol Haunts,” the Wake County story, tells of strange doings at the State Capitol—an unoccupied elevator moving from floor to floor, an unseen hand touching a security guard, the sounds of books falling off shelves and barrels rolling down stairs. “Ghostly Legacy of the Swamp Fox,” the Robeson County story, introduces the spirits of the traitor who betrayed Revolutionary War general Francis Marion and the Highland Scot girl who made him do it. “The Hunter at the Zoo,” the Randolph County story, describes the ghost of the Confederate recruiter who once hunted human prey at what is now North Carolina Zoological Park.

    Piedmont Phantoms contains a new foreword by Scott Mason, WRAL’s “Tar Heel Traveler” and author of three North Carolina guidebooks. Other books in the Haunted North Carolina series feature tales of the mountains, Haints of the Hills, and tales of the coast, Seaside Spectres.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlair
    Release dateSep 10, 2019
    ISBN9781949467222
    Piedmont Phantoms
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    Daniel W. Barefoot

    Daniel Barefoot, former member of the North Carolina Assembly, historian, folklorist, and magician, is the perfect guide to the diverse supernatural history of the state. He is the author of twelve books, including Haunted Halls of Ivy: Ghosts of Southern Colleges and Universities, Hark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices, and Spirits of ’76. From 1998 until 2002, Barefoot served three terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 44th district. He has served as the city attorney for Lincolnton, North Carolina. He is a frequent speaker to cultural, civic, and church groups throughout the Southeast.

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      The middle book in a series that documents the myriad supernatural tales of North Carolina organized by county. This book, the second, deals with the Piedmont area (the middle of the state).Included are tales of ghosts, devils, witches, and warlocks causing havoc across the state over the years. There is the story of Devil's Rock, various tales of ghost-guarded treasures, menacing warlocks, and mad witches. Barefoot even includes the tale of the Bell Witch, who was originally from North Carolina!An excellent collection of tales, all well told, and a good primer for some key North Carolina history and Carolinian ghost stories. These are the kind of tales passed on down the line in a family, hearkening back to the member who was there when it happened, or at least knew someone who was there. I have the other two books in this series, but I haven't read them just yet. And while I normally would never start a series in the middle, these volumes are split by territory, so the order doesn't really matter.

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