Nancy Roberts

With more than twenty books to her credit, Nancy delights readers with her ghost stories and southern folklore. Her books have collectively sold over a million copies. A storyteller dedicated to inspiring students to read, she has performed at seminars, on radio and television, and at hundreds of schools and libraries across the South.   She is a member of the National Storytelling Association and appears in costume for her storytelling performances. Her stories are based upon personal interviews, many hours of research at the Library of Congress and the places where the stories happened. 

Roberts, often termed the "First Lady of Folklore," credits the praise of writer Carl Sandburg as the start of her career.

"Whether you believe in ghosts or not--these stories are true. Or at least the people interviewed believe they have seen ghosts." ...Nancy Roberts.

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Nancy Roberts at 704-364-4608/Fax 704-365-5309. 

 Check out her website: www.nrobertsbooks.com

email: nrstory@bellsouth.net

Published by Sandlapper Publishing:

AMERICA’S MOST HAUNTED PLACES

Seventeen ghost stories associated with historically important locations in the United States including Fort Ticonderoga, Gettysburg, Harper's Ferry, and the Comstock Lode.   The historic sites are haunted by the spirits of those that helped to make each of the places famous.

124 pages. B/w photos. 1974.

Softcover, ISBN 13: 978-0-87844-074-0/ISBN 10: 0-87844-074-7, $9.95

 

GHOSTS AND SPECTERS OF THE OLD SOUTH

For Young Readers

A collection of stories describing ghostly apparitions and happenings in the Deep South. The stories include The Ghosts of Captain Flint, The Dance of the Ghosts, The Haunted Plantation House, The Gray Man's Warning, The Little People, Ghosts of the Old Gold Mine, Specter of the Spanish Castle, Ghost of the Spanish Castle, The Ghost Dog and Joe Baldwin's Light.  More info...

93 pages. B/w photos. 1974.

ISBN 13: 978-0-87844-058-0/ISBN 10: 0-87844-058-5, $12.95 (PB)

 

SOUTHERN GHOSTS

Thirteen chilling accounts of ghostly visitors. More info..

B/w photos. 86 pages.1979.

ISBN 13: 0-87844-075-7/ISBN 10: 0-87844-075-5, $9.95 (PB)

 

 

Other books by Nancy Roberts:            

 

 

 

GEORGIA GHOSTS
Includes over 50 stories from across the state. More info...
267 pages,1997.  Softcover, ISBN 0-89587-172-6, $12.95

 

 

GHOSTS FROM THE COASTS

A haunted tour of coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia in this engaging new collection of thirty-three ghost stories and legends.  
169 pages, 2001.  Softcover, ISBN 0-8078-2655-0, $13.95

 

 

GHOSTS OF THE CAROLINAS
A collection of the more notable apparition of the two states.
175 pages, 1988.  Softcover, ISBN 0-87249-587-6, $12.95

 

 

 

SC GHOSTS: From the Coast to the Mountains
Eighteen stories based upon actual events including the famous Gray Man of Pawley's Island, Alice of Murrells Inlet, and the hitchhiker of Hwy 107.
152 PAGES, 1984.  Softcover, ISBN 0-87249-429-2, $12.95

 

 

THE HAUNTED SOUTH:

Where Ghosts Still Roam

Weaving folklore with history of the South.
B/w photos. 1988. 125 pages.  Softcover, ISBN 0-87249-589-2, $12.95 

 

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