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Ghosts, Legends, and Lore of Hampton Roads

Ghosts, Legends, and Lore of Hampton Roads

Current price: $14.99
Publication Date: February 28th, 2010
Publisher:
Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
9780764334269
Pages:
160

Description

The ghosts, legends, and lore of Hampton Roads, Virginia, make this region one of the most haunted in America. Read about the legendary Grace Sherwood of Pungo who still haunts the site where she was tried as a witch. Meet the spirits of children who haunt the Ferry Plantation House, and travel lonely stretches of roads like deadly Elbow Road where a phantom jogger and his dog still roam at night. Chill to accounts describing odd happenings and ghost sightings by residents, employees, and paranormal teams as they experience haunted houses, ghost tours, and just plain creepiness. XThis is a book to read by candlelight.

About the Author

Cecilia Petretto teaches English at Old Dominion University in Virginia. She is an author of nonfiction and her work has been published in Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.