Battling Hurricanes along the South Carolina coast near Myrtle Beach  . . . two tales of joy, tragedy, and survival.
The Stories:Â
~ Three generations of Flagg family members struggle desperately against a historic hurricane's fury at Huntington Beach in the suspenseful tale, "The Flagg Flood."
~ A family faces two major Murrells Inlet storms with strength and courage in the charming reminiscence, "Every Sixty Years."Â
This brief collection of stories (11,000 words, 6 illustrations) comes from Lynn Michelsohn's second series of Lowcountry stories, More Tales from Brookgreen.
The Series:
Brookgreen Gardens storytellers share more history and folklore from Murrell Inlet's popular tourist attraction near Myrtle Beach in the series, More Tales from Brookgreen--Folklore, Ghost Stories, and Gullah Folktales of the South Carolina Lowcountry.
The Storytellers:Â
Two "sixty-ish" Southern ladies serving as Hostesses at Brookgreen Gardens told these stories of the South Carolina Lowcountry to visitors during the middle of the Twentieth Century. Now, Lynn Michelsohn recounts them to a wider audience.
The Setting:
Brookgreen Gardens, a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve created in the 1930s by Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington from four historic Lowcountry rice plantations rich with folklore, displays American sculpture along its shaded pathways winding through ancient live oaks draped with Spanish moss.
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* * * Amazon reviewers praise Lynn Michelsohn's first Lowcountry series, Tales from Brookgreen * * *Â
"the perfect mix of history and folklore told in a lovely style"
"a vivid picture of the area and the people"Â
"a must read for history buffs, folklore lovers and those that just love to hear old stories"
"each of the stories are extremely well-written and make you feel like you're sitting there ... listening to the women speak their tales"
"the reader experiences the chapters as oral storytelling told in the voices of the women who passed the stories along"Â
"beautifully written stories by an author obviously familiar with the charm that is the Old South"Â
"I heartily recommend it to everybody!"
Find more Lowcountry tales in . . . Â
~ Additional books from Lynn Michelsohn's first series, Tales from Brookgreen:Â
Lowcountry Ghosts--history, mystery, and romance from the South Carolina coast.Â
Crab Boy's Ghost--one Gullah ghost story and several animal folktales.Â
Gullah Ghosts--tales from African-American Gullah culture in the Carolina Lowcountry.
Tales from Brookgreen  (The Complete Series)--history, ghost stories, and folklore, from Brookgreen Gardens in the South Carolina Lowcountry.Â
~ Another short collection from Lynn Michelsohn's second series, More Tales from Brookgreen:Â
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Lowcountry Confederates--Rebels, Yankees, and historic South Carolina rice plantations
