{"product_id":"thirteen-alabama-ghosts-and-jeffrey-commemorative-edition-paperback","title":"Thirteen Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey: Commemorative Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Tucker Windham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Gillis Figh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDilcy Windham Hilley\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the best-known and widely shared books about the South, \u003ci\u003eThirteen Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey \u003c\/i\u003ehas haunted the imaginations of generations of delighted young readers since it was first published in 1969. Written by nationally acclaimed folklorists Kathryn Tucker Windham and Margaret Gillis Figh, the book recounts Alabama's thirteen most ghoulish and eerie ghost legends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Curated with loving expertise, these thirteen tales showcase both Windham and Figh's masterful selection of stories and their artful and suspenseful writing style. In crafting stories treasured by children and adults alike, the authors tell much more than ghost tales. Embedded in each is a wealth of fact and folklore about Alabama history and the old South. \"I don't care whether you believe in ghosts,\" Windham was fond of saying. \"The good ghost stories do not require that you believe in ghosts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Millions of readers cherish memories of being chilled as teachers and parents read them unforgettable stories like \"The Unquiet Ghost at Gaineswood,\" about the ghost of Evelyn Carter, who fills this Demopolis antebellum mansion with midnight musical lamentations because her body wasn't returned to her native Virginia, and \"The Phantom Steamboat of the Tombigbee,\" about the wreck of the steamboat Eliza Battle, which caught fire on the way to Mobile and sank one February night in 1858. People who live along the river say the flaming steamboat wreck still rises on cold nights, its cotton cargo blazing across the waves while its terrified survivors cry for help from the icy water. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The title's \"Jeffrey\" refers to a friendly ghost who resides in the Windham home and who served as Windham's unofficial collaborator in this work and the subsequent books in this popular series, all of which are now available in high-quality reproductions of their spooky originals.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Tucker Windham\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Thomasville, Alabama, the youngest child in a large family of storytellers. For many years a Selma resident, Windham was a freelance writer, collected folklore, and photographed the changing scenes of her native South. A nationally recognized storyteller and a regular fixture on Alabama Public Radio, her commentaries were also featured on National Public Radio's \"All Things Considered.\" Her other books include \u003ci\u003eJeffrey Introduces Thirteen More Southern Ghosts, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey's Latest Thirteen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThirteen Mississippi Ghosts and Jeffrey\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThirteen Tennessee Ghosts and Jeffrey\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writer and folklorist \u003cb\u003eMargaret Gillis Figh\u003c\/b\u003e was a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eSouthern Folklore Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765427339552,"sku":"9780817358822","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c0ae0a5bc5212719bdde2a33bc917f32.webp?v=1780269323","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thirteen-alabama-ghosts-and-jeffrey-commemorative-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}