Liars And Legends: The Weirdest, Strangest, And Most Interesting Storiesand People From The South

by Emily Ellison, Chuck Perry

Everyone loves a good story. And Liars and Legends contains 40 of the South's most interesting and . . . well . . . just plain curious stories. This book grows out of the popular Turner South television show, Liars and Legends and will be promoted on the show. George Lindsey, who just began as host of the show, will be available for promotion as well.Attractively designed in a square format, each story will have 4 to 8 pictures that will enhance the story by letting the readers see for themselves the weird, strange, and interesting things that occur in the South.

182 pages, Hardcover

First published April 11, 2005

Reviews

[MKF]

DNF

[Kristal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A wonderful collection of southern facts & tall tales. As is explained in the forward, in the South, being called a liar isn't always bad. It just means taking a simple story & retelling it a tad bit better. And a legend is just a good story that has been told so many times that it sounds like the gospel truth.

Some of my favorites:
-The Coral Castle - Homestead, FL
-Jack Daniel - Lynchburg, TN
-Irish Travelers of Murphy Village, SC
-Bell Witch - Adams, TN
-Fort Livingston - Grand Terre, LA
-Louisiana Red Swamp Crawfish
-Skunk Apes
-The Lizard Man - Bishopville, SC
-Roswell Mills Women - Roswell, GA
-Rock City - Lookout Mt., GA

[Carol Waters · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Irish Travelers in the south put tin foil on their windows to ward off spirits? The locals do that to ward off the rays of the sun... Somebody shoulda just asked.