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Man Who Wanted Seven Wives: The Greenbrier Ghost and the Famous Murder Mystery of 1897
Katie Letcher Lyle

Quarrier Press, 1999

Many West Virginian?s will recognize this story because they have seen the historical mile marker dedicated to the Greenbrier Ghost, described as the "only ghost to testify in a murder trial." In January 1897, young Zonie Shue was discovered dead in her home in Greenbrier County, apparently of natural causes. Some weeks after her burial, her ghost appeared at the bedside of her mother, Mary Jane Heaster, telling her that she had in fact been ...

Good-Bye To Old Peking: The Wartime Letters Of U.S. Marine Captain John Seymour Letcher, 1937-1939

2 reviews
John Seymour Letcher

Ohio University Press, 1998

Very readable, & descriptive of the times in pre-WWII China
Mr. Letcher's letters were written in a style that gives the reader a "visual" description of pre World War II China. Although some of his opinions may not be politically correct by todays standards, I think he honestly expresses his feelings of the people and surroundings at the time. Some of his predictions regarding the upcoming war are almost right on--however his prediction that ...

The Foraging Gourmet

1 review
Katie Letcher Lyle

The Lyons Press, 1997

The Foraging Fourmet
Dear Reader, If you enjoy outdoor cooking, and foraging for your own food then this is a very good book to own. "The Foraging Gourmet" has ten chapters including fungi: mushrooms, green things, nuts, flowers & herbs. This book has black and white drawings for almost every plant that is used in the recipes. It also contains 16 pages of color photos. Every plant in this book is given a ...

Finders Weepers
Katie Letcher Lyle

Scholastic Paperbacks, 1985

During a visit to the home of her dying grandmother in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lee happens on a famous lost treasure which may prove unlucky for herself as well as for others.

Scalded to Death by the Steam: Authentic Stories of Railroad Disasters and the Ballads That Were Written ...

4 reviews
Katie Letcher Lyle

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1991

Folk songs about train wrecks are put in perspective.
Ms. Lyle shows a historian's perspicaciousness in her investigation of "Wreck of the Old '97" and other train wreck songs. She finds people who were at the wrecks and digs up news accounts of the wrecks--not all wrecks, just the ones with songs about them. Her comparisons of the myths in the songs and the history itself make a wonder read.

The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushrooms, Fruits, and Nuts: How to Find, Identify, and Cook Them ...

2 reviews
Katie Letcher Lyle

The Lyons Press, 2004

Not really so complete...
The title is a bit leading, and while although I found reading this book a bit enjoyable (mostly do to her recipes and general outlook/writing style) there are a few too many things missing. All around not a terrible book, my three starts are likely a little more then I'd say, BUT I did read it all the way through and have read it twice (I think hoping I just forgot some of the information I ...

My Neighbors' Ghosts

2 reviews
Katie, Letcher Lyle

Mariner Companies, Inc., 2007

My Neighbors Ghosts
This is one of the most remarkable books on the subject of ghosts yet. I wasn't really a believer until I picked this up, then had trouble putting it down. A must read!

My Dearest Angel: Virginia Family Chronicle, 1895-1947
Katie Letcher Lyle

Ohio University Press, 2002

She was the daughter of a circuit judge and state senator. He was the youngest son of Virginia's Civil War governor and a state legislator himself at the age of nineteen. Their courtship and marriage stands as a portrait of a bygone way of life unique to the American South during the first half of the twentieth century. My Dearest Angel is their story, told through their long and passionate correspondence over the trial of their fifty years ...