{"product_id":"north-carolina-ghosts-and-legends-9781643360454","title":"North Carolina Ghosts and Legends","description":"\u003cp\u003eNancy Roberts has often been described to as the \"First Lady of American Folklore\" and the title is well deserved. Throughout her decades-long career, Roberts documented supernatural experiences and interviewed hundreds of people about their recollections of encounters with the supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis nationally renowned writer began her undertaking in this ghostly realm as a freelance writer for the \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. Encouraged by Carl Sandburg, who enjoyed her stories and articles, Roberts wrote her first book in 1958. Aptly called a \"custodian of the twilight zone\" by \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Roberts based her suspenseful stories on interviews and her rich knowledge of American folklore. Her stories were always rooted in history, which earned her a certificate of commendation from the American Association of State and Local History for her books on the Carolinas and Appalachia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643360454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.30d","brand":"Nancy Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925136609461,"sku":"9781643360454","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1a98da10-ba39-44b7-9c69-5717d4d8f852.jpg?v=1687846257","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/north-carolina-ghosts-and-legends-9781643360454","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}