North Carolina Legends

This is a collection of forty-eight colorful Tar Heel legends from around the state. Among the stories are "The Moon-Eyed People," "Virginia Dare the White Doe," "Blackbeard's Last Fight," "Old Dan Tucker," "Young Andrew Jackson's Skylarking," "The Portrait of Theodosia Burr," and "Jesse Holmes the Foolkiller."

Striking drawings by Bill Ballard, one for each tale, bring North Carolina's mythical past to life.