The Ghosts of Charleston

by Buxton III , Julian T.

"The Ghosts of Charleston recounts some of the myriad ghosts stories of the city. These stories are real, existing specters, inlcuding the plight of the headless confederate soldier on the city's historic Battery, unexplained happenings on the Cooper River Bridge, the appearance of the luminescent Lady in White who wanders through the dense foliage of the Unitarian Church's graveyard, and many others.
These departed Charlestonians continually try—in vain—to work out their unfulfilled dreams in the sphere of the living. Their unresolved longings pierce through the thin barriers between their world and ours. They jolt to the quick those to whom they present themselves; horrifying the nonbeliever. From dark alleys and cemeteries overflowing with lush foliage and through all of Charleston, spirits from the underside of the physical world plead for our intervention.
This books chronicles their demands, and gives them voice. "

Genres: Travel

165 pages, Hardcover

First published October 26, 2012

Reviews

[Hillary Caudill · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I purchased this book on our mother/daughter trip to Charleston, SC. On a late foggy night we stumbled into Buxton Books about 10 minutes til close. A friendly gentlemen then invited us to tag along on the Ghost Tour they were preparing to leave for. Long story short, that gentlemen was the owner/author and I purchased this book with his signature! Having been on the tour that following night and then reading this easy to read book post tour, I can without a doubt say that it’s phenomenal.

Much research and time went into this book. From historical facts to first hand accounts. Whether you believe in spirits or life after here, it is a fun, easy to read book that will teach you a little more about the South Carolina past time.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great information on the history of some of Charleston’s most talked about paranormal activity! I am interested in ghosts and have my own stories, but knowing who they are and why they might be there is so fascinating!

[Tyler Williams · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m extremely interested in ghost stories and live in Charleston. But this book was painfully hard to finish as it’s very boring. There are so many better books on Charleston ghost.

[Sydney Dwyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Charleston is a city very near and dear to my heart. It’s very special to me. Ghost stories are also an intrigue to me, I am a skeptic but hearing stories of new buildings that were once old buildings and used for different purposes and where stories are said to have come from and who’s famous for what is always something that makes me think about how the times were. Though, some stories were completely outrageous like Fire Station 8 and I started to lose interest in a lot of the stories so I will say my engagement was super low at times.

[Jadyn Carroll · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this book after going on the ghost tour in Charleston. It was interesting to learn about the history of the area and fun to relate some of the stories to what I saw on the ghost tour. I wish each account went a little more in depth combining the history and the experiences because many of the stories seemed to be either one or the other.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb! These aren’t ghost stories. These are accounts of spirits in the earthly world. The author provides the historical context and identifies the spirits and why they are present at a particular locale.

[Claire Maglione · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a former Charlestonian and guest at one of Buxton Books’ ghost tours, I felt like I had to read this, particularly near Halloween. Of course, I had already heard several of these stories before. It is a good telling of several ghost stories. Ghosts seem to love Charleston.

[Shanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun read after visiting Charleston and going on a ghost tour.

[Christof Craeynest · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice and easy read, more or less a flashback (together with some new ghost stories) to the ghost story tour we did 3 years ago on our Charleston visit.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

A spooktacular book! Just a fun read.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh

[Lex · Rating 4 out of 5]

GHOSTS AND GHOULS!!!! So fun and very informative! Loved learning about the history along with the stories of the ghosts and their interactions!!! I wish I had some cool ghost experience. :(

[Laura Powell · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a fun book to read if you visit Charleston. Next time I go I will know the haunted places and will definitely be looking for these spirits because I truly believe they exist. I even know someone who had one of the ghost for a teacher many years ago.