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L.B. Taylor Jr.

Born

Lynchburg, VA, The United States

Died

February 24, 2014

Website

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailypress/ob...

Genre

Paranormal, Nonfiction

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Williamsburg resident L.B. Taylor, Jr., is credited with 50 non-fiction books, including 25 enormously popular collections of Virginia ghost stories.

He earned his journalism degree from Florida State University, served in the U.S. Army, and later covered spaceflight missions for NASA. As a freelance writer, he wrote more than 300 articles throughout his career and his retirement.

While his popular non-fiction books cover diverse subjects, from pirate treasure to electronic surveillance, his ghost story collections set him firmly in Virginia libraries, schools, and homes.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 1,200 ratings · 113 reviews · 54 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Ghosts of Williamsburg...And Nearby Environs 3.64 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 1983 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghosts of Virginia 3.88 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted Virginia: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Old Dominion (Haunted Series) 3.60 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghosts of Virginia, Vol. 2 4.03 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted Roanoke (Haunted America Book 14) 3.66 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Book of Virginia Ghost Stories (Big Book of Ghost Stories) 3.97 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghosts of Williamsburg, Vol. 2 3.84 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civil War Ghosts of Virginia by L.B. Taylor Jr., Brenda Goens (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts of Virginia's Tidewater 4.21 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghosts of Tidewater ... and Nearby Environs by L.B. Taylor Jr., Lisa Sullivan (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Grandmother's knee is a wonderful place to learn about the Bible, ghosts, and even Santa Claus, but a mighty poor place to learn about history.”
― L.B. Taylor, JR.

tags: history

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“Marguerite DuPont Lee’s Virginia Ghosts,”
― L.B. Taylor Jr., Monsters of Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in the Old Dominion

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“Works Progress Administration. Unpublished manuscripts, 1936-1942. The Blue Ridge Institute, Rocky Mount, Virginia. About the Author L.”
― L.B. Taylor Jr., Monsters of Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in the Old Dominion

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