North Carolina Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History's Mysteries

by Sara Pitzer

North CarolinaMyths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in North Carolina’s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in North Carolina history.

Read about the Cherokee legend of the Judaculla rock. Try to figure out if Tom Dula, subject of many a local myth and a popular folk song, really did murder his wife. Speculate as to what really caused the Carolina Bays indentations.

Genres: History

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2015

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Growing up, I have read a few of these stories before through other sources. It was nice taste of nostalgia.