Ghosts and Goosebumps: Ghost Stories, Tall Tales and Superstitions from Alabama

Jacket Description/Back: This is a rich collection of folktales and superstitions that capture the oral traditions of central and southeastern Alabama. Review Quotes: "This is a very enjoyable book and brings back the memories of superstitions heard as a child."--"Ancestral Circle"Review Quotes: "These short stories and sayings are as real as the July dark on a country back porch, and full of an endearing homeliness."--"Anniston Star"Review Quotes: ""Ghosts and Goosebumps" carefully preserves rapidly disappearing southern folklore."--"Alabama Bookshelf"Review Quotes: "One is struck by the universal nature of these superstitions rather than by their particular Alabama setting."--"Journal of Popular Culture"Biographical Note: Jack Solomon is Folklorist-in-Residence at Central Alabama Community College and a retired college teacher. Olivia Solomon is a folklorist and creative writer. Their books include "Cracklin Bread and Asfidity," "Zackary Zan," "Sweet Bunch of Daisies," and "Honey in the Rock." Mrs. Solomon is also the author of "Wild, Wildwood Flower and Other Deep South Tales" and "Five Folk Comedies for Today's Juvenile Stage."Marc Notes: Originally published: University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1981. Brown thrasher books.. Publisher Marketing: This collection of folktales and superstitions presents the oral traditions of central and southeastern Alabama. A section follows in which superstitions are arranged by topic; and finally, the compilers have included slave narratives for a view of 19th-century African-American life.

Contributor Bio:  Solomon, Jack Jack Solomon, a professor of English at California State University, Northridge, teaches literature and critical theory and is often interviewed by the California media for analysis of current events and trends in the state.