LOW COUNTRY GHOSTS: STORIES OF ALICE FLAGG, CONFEDERATE BLOCKADE RUNNERS, AND HAUNTED BEADS 
by Lynn Michelsohn
3 stars

This is a collection of ghost stories set in South Carolina, between Myrtle Beach and Georgetown. They are told in the fashion of a couple of hostesses (Miss Genevieve and Cousin Corrie) in a museum trying to amuse the guests.

The White Lady of Hermitage == The first story is about Alice Flagg. It is placed at Brookgreen Gardens. Typical story of forbidden love in the 1800's between a rich plantation owner's sister and a young man who is "beneath her stature". Alice dies young, and her ghost is said to still walk the plantation searching for either her true love or the ring that was lost to her.

Ghost Ships == Started out talking about ghost ships seen in Merrull's Inlet by the Methodist Church. Then turned into a history lesson about the church itself.

The Wachesaw Ghosts == When asked about a string of colorful beads, Miss Genevieve tells a story of an archeological dig for indian relics and bones. And the belief of ghosts connected to the items found.

These tales were taken from a longer book (Tales from Brookgreen: Folklore,Ghost Stories, and Gullah Folktales in the South Carolina Lowcountry). Maybe that is why I found this book just short of entertaining. It was a history lesson about the Waccassaw area and the Belin/Flagg family.
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