Witches and Ghosts, Pirates and Thieves, Murder and Mayhem

Download or read book Witches and Ghosts, Pirates and Thieves, Murder and Mayhem written by John P. Hunter and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on Colonial Williamsburg's popular evening programs, Cry Witch; and Legends, Myths, Mysteries, and Ghosts, here are scary stories from the eighteenth century. Here are the stories of a farmer whose hitchhiker turns out to be a deadly spirit; of a young woman buried alive; of a finger detached from its body but still able to point to that person s murderer; of a man and woman whose love outlasted their lives, of a groom whose brides never survived the wedding night; of a ship and its crew forever frozen in an icy hell. Here are the stories that amused and frightened Virginians more than two hundred years ago. Read them if you dare!