Gullah Ghosts: Stories and Folktales from Brookgreen Gardens in the South Carolina Lowcountry with Notes on Gullah Culture and History

Meet . . . 
~ the shrieking spirit of Crab Boy lost forever to a fierce Murrells Inlet marsh creature . . . 
~ an ingenious slave matching wits with his plantation owner . . . 
~ the unique inhabitants of isolated Sandy Island in the Carolina Lowcountry 

. . . These are the "ghosts" of African-American Gullah culture once so alive on plantations along the coast above and below Charleston, South Carolina. 

This brief collection (10,000 words, four illustrations, 84 pages in paperback) of charming Gullah folktales includes one actual ghost story, "Crab Boy's Ghost," local history and folklore, and notes on Gullah history and culture. An excerpt from her book, Lowcountry Ghosts, is also included. 

Please Note: This book is a part of the Tales from Brookgreen Series. These selections of charming Gullah stories and folktales, including one actual ghost story ("Crab Boy's Ghost"), as well as observations on Gullah history and culture, are also included in Lynn Michelsohn's longer collection,Tales from Brookgreen: stories of ghosts, romantic heroines, historical characters, and mysterious visitors in the South Carolina Lowcountry.