The headless haunt and other African-American ghost stories
By: collected and retold by James Haskins ; illustrated by Ben Otero
Contributors: Otero, Ben, ill
Edition: 1st Harper Trophy ed.
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780064406024
Subjects: Tales; Ghost stories; African Americans; Ghosts; Folklore
Description: A collection of ghost stories and anecdotes that are part of the folklore of African Americans.
Notes: Originally published: New York : HarperCollins, 1994.

"A Trophy chiller"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-116).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Ain't I got to believe?; title: What is a ghost?: Wait till Emmett comes; title: Who can see ghosts?: It vanished like a shadow; title: Deserted Village; title: Little Nero and the magic tea cakes; title: Ghost in black silk; title: How to acquire the ability to see ghosts: Ghost log cabin; title: Uncle Henry and the dog ghost; title: Ghost in black silk; title: Plat-eyes: Daddy and the plat-eye ghost; title: Two boys and a plat-eye; title: Sometimes they come in a whirlwind; title: Night at Pickey's; title: Strange all through; title: Precautions to take when someone dies: Ghost of a jealous man; title: Her husband's ghost; title: Calvin Copley and the widow; title: Saturday-night fiddler; title: Ghosts and buried treasure: Treasure-hunting story; title: Headless haunt - I don't want to fool with no spirits; title: Girl and the plat-eye; title: Half-clad ghost; title: Spirit of a friend; title: Jack-o'-lantern tales: How Jack became a jack-o'-lantern; title: End of hock; title: Ghosts in the stetson; title: Hold him, Tab; title: Civil War ghosts: Ghosts of Cedar Creek; title: Ghost of the Yankee soldier; title: Ghost of a man the Yankees killed; title: I see spirits; title: Dead Aaron; title: Protection against ghosts, spirits, and haunts.