Gullah Ghosts: Stories and Folktales from Brookgreen Gardens in the South Carolina Lowcountry with Notes on Gullah Culture and History

Meet . . . ~ the shrieking spirit of Crab Boy lost forever to a fierce Murrells Inlet marsh creature . . . ~ an ingenious slave matching wits with his plantation owner . . . ~ the unique inhabitants of isolated Sandy Island in the Carolina Lowcountry . . . These are the "ghosts" of African-American Gullah culture once so alive on plantations along the coast above and below Charleston, South Carolina. This brief collection (10,000 words, four illustrations) of charming Gullah folktales includes one actual ghost story, "Crab Boy's Ghost," local history and folklore, and notes on Gullah history and culture. An excerpt from her book, Lowcountry Ghosts, is also included. Please Note: This book is a part of the Tales from Brookgreen Series. These selections of charming Gullah stories and folktales, including one actual ghost story ("Crab Boy's Ghost"), as well as observations on Gullah history and culture, are also included in Lynn Michelsohn's longer collection,Tales from Brookgreen: stories of ghosts, romantic heroines, historical characters, and mysterious visitors in the South Carolina Lowcountry.  The Series:  Brookgreen Gardens storytellers share history and folklore from Murrell Inlet's popular tourist attraction near Myrtle Beach in Lynn Michelsohn's series, Tales from Brookgreen--Folklore, Ghost Stories, and Gullah Folktales of the South Carolina Lowcountry.  The Storytellers:  Two "sixty-ish" Southern ladies serving as Hostesses at Brookgreen Gardens told these stories of the South Carolina Lowcountry to visitors during the middle of the Twentieth Century. Now, Lynn Michelsohn recounts them to a wider audience.  The Setting:  Brookgreen Gardens, a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve created in the 1930s by Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington from four historic Lowcountry rice plantations rich with folklore, displays American sculpture along shaded pathways winding through ancient live oaks draped with trailing Spanish moss.  Find more Lowcountry tales in . . .  ~ Additional books from Lynn Michelsohn's first series, Tales from Brookgreen:  Lowcountry Ghosts--history, mystery, and romance from the South Carolina coast.  Crab Boy's Ghost--one Gullah ghost story and several animal folktales.  Tales from Brookgreen  (The Complete Series)--history, ghost stories, and folklore, from Brookgreen Gardens in the South Carolina Lowcountry.  ~ Books from Lynn Michelsohn's second series, More Tales from Brookgreen:  Lowcounry Hurricanes--tales of joy, tragedy, and survival.   Lowcountry Confederates--Rebels, Yankees, and historic South Carolina rice plantations * * * Amazon reviewers praise Lynn Michelsohn's Lowcountry series, Tales from Brookgreen * * *  "the perfect mix of history and folklore told in a lovely style" "a vivid picture of the area and the people"  "a must read for history buffs, folklore lovers and those that just love to hear old stories" "each of the stories are extremely well-written and make you feel like you're sitting there ... listening to the wo men speak their tales" "the reader experiences the chapters as oral storytelling told in the voices of the women who passed the stories along"  "beautifully written stories by an author obviously familiar with the charm that is the Old South"  "I heartily recommend it to everybody!"