Mysterious Tales of Western North Carolina

by Sherman Carmichael, Lucy Elliott (Illustrations)

These dark hills and hollers hold endless secret wonders. UFO sightings join mysterious booming noises and the famous Brown Mountain Lights in lists of unexplained phenomena. Ghosts abound from Biltmore to Grandfather Mountain. Learn about the Phantom Rider of the Confederacy and all the spots where the devil is said to have set foot on Tar Heel soil. Sightings of Bigfoot join the legend of the Wampus Cat in tales told around the fire at night. Master storyteller Sherman Carmichael explores the lore of the mountains.

176 pages, Paperback

Published September 21, 2020

Reviews

[Olivia Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book features 60% big foot sightings, 10% tragic incidents, and 30% ghost stories that have occurred in Western North Carolina. The writing reads more like investigative journal entries than stories. I enjoyed the pictures – they were my favorite part of this book.

[Ginny Barker · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are some interesting stories I had not heard before but it seems obvious that the author was really hunting for content and including just about anything, even if there was limited information. The book is also full of typos.

[Katie Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like the author was all over the place. Also, when he wrote about specific events he would then offer his own opinion that seemed a bit irrelevant.

[Casey Michelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at page 20 - It talked more about the location than of the actual tales... was a bit disappointed.