I got this book beacause I heard an interview with the author and it sounded interesting. I did not know if I would like it or not; I'm not some bleeding-heart liberal, just your average WASP Southerner. The story of how the information in this book came to be recorded is amazing enough, but when I started reading the short little stories told by adults who had been slaves in their childhood, I could not put it down. Funny, Southern, touching, sad, memorable! If you want to know what it means to live in the South today, you MUST read this book. It is the history we build on today.

This book is a collection of ghost stories. That are all located in South Carolina's low country. One of the stories is "The Legend Of The Gray Man." This legend is about a man dressed in gray. Before a hurricane he walks the South Carolina's beaches toe warn people to leave and go somewhere safe. Another story is about a girl named Alice Flagg. She was a young girl adn she had a unusual beauty. She lived with her brother and mother on Murrells Inlet. For the most part these were entertaining except for six out of the twenty-three stories. In some of the stories they gave directions to some of the places. In my opinion there are better ghost stories out there.

This is good book because it has great stories and they are very entertaining. They also let you in on a part of the past of South Carolina. I really enjoyed the one about the students who see Alice, and the girl who was buried alive is pretty good too. I think that most anyone will appreciate and enjoy this book. I found the book charming and colorful. The vivid background in South Carolina is a difinite plus. Just don't read it in the dark and alone, some of the stories will give you the creeps even in broad daylight. Still, that's half the fun.

I found the stories in this book to be facinating. Although some could have used a bit more detail. The stories were short and easy reading but did cause you to wonder what it was that went bump in the night!