Florida Ghost Stories
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pineapple Press, Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Sarasota, Florida
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9781561644117
Subjects: Ghosts -- Florida
Description: Robert R. Jones was born in Archer, Florida, and spent most of his life in Jacksonville. Retired from the Department of Corrections, he now lives in Starke. He has written many short stories, published in various media.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Rosewood, Cedar Key : a spirit that never rests; title: Mourning Dove & Running Fox, Silver Springs : one of the old stories of Silver Springs; title: Brown Dog's curse, Silver Springs : the final chapter of the curse placed on him by Mourning Dove at Silver Springs; title: The enchanted tree, Ocala National Forest : the tale of an ancient Indian curse; title: Herlong Mansion, Micanopy : this old house in Micanopy does have some strange happenings; title: Living miracle, Micanopy : a little girl who became a miracle; title: The old schoolhouse, Micanopy : who are these ghosts looking for?; title: The big scare, Archer : a tail of fright on a walk home from work; title: The Indian, Archer : a terrifying encounter with an Indian ghost in Archer; title: The lady in white, Starke : she never leaves her old home; title: The specters at Ocean Pond, Olustee State Park : what are these ghosts afraid of?; title: The last scream, Providence : the story of a horrifying experience; title: Ashlyn, Lake City : an encounter with a specter from the past; title: Phantom on the beach, Jacksonville : a strange encounter that helped a lifeguard on Jacksonville Beach; title: The choir boy, Jacksonville : the story of a specter in the church; title: The old fort, Fernandina : the encounter with a specter at Fort Clinch; title: The pirate, Little Talbot Island : Little Talbot Island's pirate ghost; title: The house on the hill, Green Cove Springs : a young boy's encounter with two ghostly children; title: The fog, St. Augustine : a ghost of old Castillo de San Marcos; title: Casa Monica, St. Augustine : do things truly change in this old hotel?; title: The ghost of the light, St. Augustine : a trilogy of stories about the St. Augustine lighthouse; title: The lady in pink, St. Augustine : a specter in the old Huguenot Cemetery; title: The Quarry pits, St. Augustine : a terrifying experience in the Coquina pits; title: The lady in blue, St. Augustine : the ghost of the old Flagler Hotel; title: Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine : a strange encounter in the fog; title: Old Spanish quarter, St. Augustine : a haughty young beauty.