In Ghosts of the Bluegrass, James McCormick and Macy Wyatt present stories of Kentucky ghosts past and present. Some of the tales are set in rural areas, but many take place in urban areas such as the haunted house on Broadway in downtown Lexington and in buildings on the University of Kentucky campus, where Adolph Rupp is said to have conversed with the deceased biology professor Dr. Funkhouser. This volume contains chapters on haunted places, poltergeists, communication with the dead, and ghosts who linger to resolve unfinished business from their past lives, as well as a chapter about ghosts who reveal themselves through lights, changes in temperature, or sound. The book even features a chilling account by a nineteenth-century family haunted in their Breckinridge County home. Whether witnesses believe that a spirit has come to protect those it left behind or to complete an unfinished task, ghostly appearances remain a mystery. As McCormick and Wyatt point out, there are no right or wrong answers when it comes to the supernatural. One thing is certain: these tales will bring pleasure and perhaps a goose bump or two to the reader interested in ghost stories and folklore in the Kentucky tradition.

An all-encompassing look at contemporary folklife and traditions in Bluegrass Kentucky

This text reader brings together the work of notable cultural geographers and folklife scholars to provide a clear and engaging overview of American folklife. Defining folklife as the traditional shared culture of familial, ethnic, occupational, religious, and regional groups, this anthology strikes a balance between material and nonmaterial culture. Carney has chosen essays that explore intangibles such as religion, music, and sports as well as physical traits such as food and architecture in a way that brings traditional culture to life. Visit our website for sample chapters!

The author describes the history of whiskey in the Bourbon Belt, from the practices and personalities of old-time distillers to the present-day bourbon barons.

Leslie Tallant leaves a publishing job in New York to become a companion to an invalid woman who is mistress of a Kentucky horse farm. Already crippled by a mysterious accident, the invalid is fearful of further harm from a supposed curse on all wome.

Virginia's history is as long as European settlement in North America, with the first settlers turning over Virginia sod in the early 17th century. In the intervening 400 years Virginia has played host to revolution, civil war and the building of a nation.