The Haunting of Louisiana - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Haunting of Louisiana write by Sillery, Barbara. This book was released on 2001-08-31. The Haunting of Louisiana available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "To those who may be encountering Louisiana for the first time through these wonderful stories-prepare to be engaged and entertained to a degree to which you are certainly unaccustomed . . . Barbara's gift for storytelling holds in the written word just as it does before a television camera."-Phillip J. Jones, former secretary, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism "A personal, anecdotal narrative that paints events with evocative descriptions . . . best savored in slices-it serves up a great bedtime read."-New Orleans Times-Picayune Based on the PBS documentary of the same name that aired across the country, The Haunting of Louisiana highlights many of the stories that would not fit into the one-hour television program. Louisiana's haunted reputation is spotlighted in the twenty chapters that cover the ghostly escapades and happenings at Oak Alley Plantation, Ormond Plantation, Destrehan Manor, and America's "most haunted home," the Myrtles, in St. Francisville, to name a few. The book also includes behind-the-scenes incidents that occurred during the taping of the documentary. Who is the lady in the photograph whose mirrored reflection appears headless in a bedroom in Oak Alley Plantation? Why are little girls the only tour visitors to experience the taunting of Chloe, a slave and mistress of the owner of the Myrtles in the 1800s? Whose invisible hand had to be repeatedly pushed away from the owner's car horn at Chretien Point Plantation before the owner could get a good night's rest? The spine-tingling explanations for these events and many others are just waiting to be discovered.
Louisiana Ghost Stories
Louisiana Ghost Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Louisiana Ghost Stories write by Jesse L. Wimberly. This book was released on 2017-11-14. Louisiana Ghost Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Louisiana is a place of legend, especially in the deep, dark bayou. Visit the swamps, and smell the usual combination of decaying vegetation and sluggish water. You might sense another smell, too—one you can’t identify but seems distinct. It could be more of a feeling than an odor. That feeling is fear, and it spreads past the bayou and into the heart of New Orleans. Louisiana Ghost Stories is a collection of original tales based on fact mixed with myth. A place of legend, the state is also a place of storytelling, and many of those stories grow like thick vines in the memories of locals and visitors alike. Step into the haunted plantations. Hear about voodoo and gris gris. Examine pirate legends, and follow ghosts into the dark. Come face to face with the Cajun werewolf, known as the “loup garou.” Hear of the heinous offenses of infamous serial killer, the Axeman. Learn the horrid history of the LaLaurie mansion, and even stumble upon a tale of Hallow’s Eve. With stories eerie, mysterious, sexy, and colorful, prepare yourself to be scared as legends come to life and haunt the page.
A Haunted History of Louisiana Plantations
A Haunted History of Louisiana Plantations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Haunted History of Louisiana Plantations write by Cheryl H. White. This book was released on 2017-09-25. A Haunted History of Louisiana Plantations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Stories of ghosts and strange happenings at these historic Southern homes—with photos included. Louisiana plantations evoke images of grandeur and elegance, but beyond the facade of stately homes are stories of hope and subjugation, tragedy and suffering, shame and perseverance and war and conquest. After sixteen workers axed most of the Houmas House’s ancient oak trees, referred to as “the Gentlemen,” eight of the surviving trees eerily twisted overnight in grief over the losses wrought by a great Mississippi River flood. An illegal duel to reclaim lost honor left the grounds of Natchez’s Cherokee Plantation bloodstained, but the victim’s spirit may still wander there today. A mutilated slave girl named Chloe still haunts the halls of the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville. In this book, Cheryl H. White and W. Ryan Smith reveal the dark history, folklore, and lasting human cost of Louisiana plantation life.
Haunted Louisiana
Haunted Louisiana - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Haunted Louisiana write by Barbara Sillery. This book was released on 2022-03-07. Haunted Louisiana available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Spooky stories and behind-the-scenes incidents from the award-winning PBS documentary The Haunting of Louisiana, written and produced by skilled reconteur Barbara Sillery, fill the pages of this tantalizing collection. Take a self-guided tour using her extensive list of sites and investigate the unexplained phenomena behind the facades of historic architecture, in the mists of the bayous, and beneath layers of history and intrigue in this glimpse into Louisiana's richly haunted past. An award-winning producer and writer, Sillery admits a penchant for the paranormal and a fascination with the past. Her passion for antiques introduced her to the world of the supernatural, and her interest in each piece's story led to her desire to capture their colorful history. Photos taken by her daughter Danielle Genter Moore, along with scenes from the documentary by television photographer Oak Lea, illuminate the ghostly locales highlighted herein. Explore the Country's Most Spectral Sites in Pelican's Haunted America Series Haunted Alabama, Haunted Cape Cod, Haunted Las Vegas, Haunted Louisiana, Haunted Portland, Oregon Book jacket.
Louisiana Ghost Stories Ii
Louisiana Ghost Stories Ii - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Louisiana Ghost Stories Ii write by Jesse L. Wimberly. This book was released on 2020-01-23. Louisiana Ghost Stories Ii available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. New Orleans claims to be the most haunted place in America, and the Crescent City has the stories to back it up. Louisiana Ghost Stories II: Lagniappe is the second riveting collection from acclaimed author Jesse Wimberly. These ten tales of the macabre are set in and around New Orleans and are guaranteed to frighten and enlighten. Go down to the crossroads on a moonless night and meet Old Scratch. Eavesdrop in Pirate’s Alley when Jean Lafitte reveals the location of his hidden treasure. Venture into the asylum or the heart of Mardi Gras as Inspector Sterling investigates brutal murders in the city. Get lost with two brothers on a flatboat in the swamp when they meet The Mossgatherer. Rooted in actual events that have taken place over the years, these stories of the supernatural and occult will keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, this collection will challenge even the bravest of readers.
