Ghost Dogs of the South by Randy Russell
Award-winning husband-and-wife folklorists Randy Russell and Janet Barnett have gone to the dogs. Digging deeply through the rich field of Southern folklore, the authors have discovered that a dog's devotion to its human does not always end at the grave. Dogs can be as peculiar as people. Their relationship with humans is complex. In story after story from Southern homes, there is strong evidence that this relationship can extend beyond death. Do dogs return from the other side to comfort and aid their human companions? You bet your buried bones they do. In Ghost Dogs of the South, you'll meet the following: A stray dog that warns Kentucky coal miners of impending disaster; A literary critic of a dog with the gift of speech; A dog-snatching mermaid on the Mississippi River; A Tennessee dog that returns year after year to go trick-or-treating; A pair of Georgia hounds that stumble upon an enchanted woods; A girl whose pain is eased by the ghost of a butterfly dog. Dog ghosts (dogs that have become ghosts), ghost dogs (humans who return as ghosts in the shape of dogs), dogs that see ghosts, dogs that are afraid of ghosts--all make an appearance in these twenty stories that illuminate the shadow side of man's best friend.
Russell, Randy: -
Randy Russell believes in ghosts. He conducts an annual ghost seminar for the State of North Carolina and can be found most summers sharing true ghost stories at visitor centers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He wrote Dead Rules because he believes ghosts should be allowed to share their stories of encounters with humans. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780895872296 |
| ISBN 10 | 0895872293 |
| Title | Ghost Dogs of the South |
| Author | Randy Russell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John F. Blair, Publisher |
| Year published | 2001-10-23 |
| Number of pages | 287 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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