Ghosts of the Georgia Coast

by Don Farrant

Overview

In this book, you'll find plenty of evidence that the supernatural is alive in the Golden Isles. Crumbling slave cabins, plantation homes and grand mansions, ancient forts, even a hospital that once cared for the five hundred slaves of Retreat Plantation — all have their own aura, created by those long since dead.

• A silent Indian couple wanders, looking with pleading eyes to anyone who can help find something precious lost long ago.
• The ghost of a lonely woman still haunts the theater where she killed herself.
• Two men grapple with swords in a graveyard, replaying a scene from their lives again and again.
  — A woman visiting an old inn experiences deja vu when she is transported to an elegant party that took place there a century before.
• The ghost of a young polo player killed in a bizarre horseback riding accident strides silently through the place that was his last destination on earth.

These stories of restless souls, heartbroken lovers, skin-walkers, and protective spirits will give you a case of the creeps. Keep the lights on!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561646418
Publisher:	Pineapple Press, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	598 KB

About the Author

Don Farrant, a Michigan native and retired corporate editor, has been a freelance writer for more than twenty years. His articles, mostly on business and historical subjects, have appeared in a variety of newspapers and magazines. Don and his wife, Jean, live on St. Simons Island in Georgia.

Table of Contents

	Foreword
	Introduction
1	Mary de Wanda: Ghost Girl of the Isles	4
2	The Ghost Wore Spats	11
3	The Phantoms in the Shopping Mall	17
4	Strange Happenings in the Old Theater	25
5	Brewster: A Friendly Presence	32
6	An Old St. Simons Ghost Story	36
7	A Place Where "Ha'nts" Hover	41
8	The Phantom in the Lighthouse	47
9	Orange Hall: A Haunted Mansion	51
10	The Ghostly Battle in the Graveyard	56
11	Tales of the Midway Burial Ground	61
12	The Reappearance of button Gwinnett	67
13	The Racket in the Restaurant	71
14	Leftover Spirits Walk Here	75
15	The Ghost Hung Out under the House	81
16	Coastal Visitors of Bygone Years	86
17	The Haunts of Dungeness	92
18	Are Great Writers the Resident Ghosts?	97
19	The Spirits of Sapelo	100
20	The Haunted Rocking Chair	107
21	The Return of the Polo Player	112
22	The Ghost Horse of Jekyll Island	117
23	Phantom Trails on Tybee Island	122
24	The Ghost in the Old Strachan House	126
25	The Spirits of the Timucua Indians	133
26	The Legend of Ebo Landing	139
27	The Spirit That Lingered	144
	Epilogue