~ Est 1983 ~
9.99 on Kindle
(readable on iPad, PC, Mac, etc.)
also available from . . .
The Book Depository
(FREE Worldwide Delivery!)
or in
Espresso Book Machines,
and on NOOK.
Stories from
Tales from Brookgreen
More Tales
Lowcountry History
and Culture
About Tales from Brookgreen
Also . . .
Back to Media Kit Main Page
News Release: New book of Carolina ghost stories and
folktales. (Shorter version, 275 words)
For Use the Week of August 16, 2009 . . .
Ghosts, Gators, and Gullah Folklore in the Carolina Lowcountry
A haunted necklace, a trickster rabbit, an ingenious slave, a shrieking
droll, and a fiancé returned from the dead all come to life in Tales
from Brookgreen, Lynn Michelsohn’s new collection of Lowcountry
folklore from the four historic rice plantations making up Brookgreen
Gardens─South Carolina’s popular tourist attraction near Myrtle Beach.
Meet George Washington and Lord Cornwallis as they each encounter the
plucky Mistress of Brookgreen Plantation. Uncover new twists to familiar
legends of local ghosts, Alice and Crab Boy. Follow the struggles of
Pipedown Plantation slaves to recruit a new master, of Union Admiral
John Dahlgren to stop Confederate blockade runners, and of song
collector John Lomax to reach a mysterious island. These and other
enchanting folktales, each tied to specific plantation locations and
historical events, enrich the enjoyment of any visit to the Lowcountry
for tourists, armchair travelers, or devotees of ghost stories and
folklore.
Lynn Michelsohn, a tenth generation Carolinian, is clearly drawn to
history, mystery, and romance wherever she finds it, as her previous
book, Roswell, Your Travel Guide to the UFO Capital of the World!
explores intrigues of a different kind. Now, in Tales from Brookgreen,
her charming retelling of these sometimes-eerie, sometimes-sad,
sometimes-humorous tales engages readers in timeless characters and
folkways unique to the Carolina Lowcountry.
Tales from Brookgreen, published August 16, 2009 (paperback, 6 x
9 inches, 128 pages, 16 b/w illustrations, ISBN 978-0-9771614-5-4, US
$12.95), is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and
local bookstores. Read excerpts from Tales from Brookgreen,
information about the Carolina Lowcountry, and other stories of ghosts,
hurricanes, Confederates, and plantation life at www.cleananpress.com.
- 30 -
News Release: New book of Carolina ghost stories and
folktales. (Longer version, 353 words)
For Use the Week of August 16, 2009 . . .
Ghosts, Gators, and Gullah Folklore in the Carolina Lowcountry
A haunted necklace, a trickster rabbit, an ingenious slave, a shrieking
droll, and a fiancé returned from the dead all come to life in Lynn
Michelsohn’s new book, Tales from Brookgreen.
In this collection of Lowcountry folklore Michelsohn retells stories she
heard as a child from two gracious hostesses (her cousin Corrie
Dusenbury and noted WPA writer Genevieve Chandler Wilcox) at Brookgreen
Gardens─South Carolina’s popular tourist attraction near Myrtle Beach.
Meet George Washington and Lord Cornwallis as they each encounter the
plucky Mistress of Brookgreen Plantation. Uncover new twists to familiar
legends of local ghosts Alice and Crab Boy. Follow the struggles of
Pipedown Plantation slaves to recruit a new master, of Union Admiral
John Dahlgren to stop Confederate blockade runners, and of song
collector John Lomax to reach a mysterious island. Lose yourself─or find
yourself─in the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry!
These enchanting folktales, accompanied by striking black and white
illustrations and simple orientation maps, add fascinating dimensions to
the serenely beautiful landscapes of the former rice plantations making
up Brookgreen Gardens. Entertaining stories tied to specific locations
and historical events on these plantations enrich the enjoyment of any
visit to the Lowcountry for tourists or armchair travelers, as well as
for collectors of ghost stories and folklore.
Michelsohn, a tenth generation Carolinian, grew up steeped in these
Lowcountry tales─as well as in the black mud of its tidal marshes. She
is clearly drawn to history, mystery, and romance wherever she finds it
as her previous book, Roswell, Your Travel Guide to the UFO Capital
of the World! explores intrigues of a different kind. Now, in
Tales from Brookgreen, her charming retelling of these
sometimes-eerie, sometimes-sad, sometimes-humorous tales engages readers
in characters and folkways unique to the Carolina Lowcountry.
Tales from Brookgreen, published August 16, 2009 (paperback, 6 x
9 inches, 126 pages, 16 illustrations, ISBN 978-0-9771614-5-4, US
$12.95), is available from Amazon.com, other online booksellers, and
local bookstores. Read excerpts from Tales from Brookgreen,
information about the Carolina Lowcountry, and other stories of ghosts,
hurricanes, Confederates, and plantation life at www.cleananpress.com.
- 30 -