“As a scion of one of the feuding families of the Allegheny and Cumberland hills, and one whose forebearers began their trek westward from the Virginia coast, I offer the following for all who may be interested or desire to hear the facts from one who has first-hand knowledge of the people of whom he writes.” — Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield

After putting together this anthology’s predecessor, Legends of the Mountain State: Ghostly Tales from the State of West Virginia, editor Michael Knost realized he had barely scratched the surface with Mountain State folklore. The first time around, thirteen extraordinary authors had contributed horrifying tales that left everyone goosebumped and scared of the dark. After seeing great success with the project, Woodland Press, publishers of the first edition, asked Knost to put together a second edition—one that focused on thirteen additional ghost stories and mountain legends.

This is a book that continues to receive national attention.

The first biography of Devil Anse Hatfield, by great grandson Dr. Coleman Hatfield and noted historian Robert Y. Spence, is now in its 3rd printing. Tale of the Devil, in handsome hardback, is the biography of Hatfield family patriarch Devil Anse Hatfield, beginning with his childhood. It also covers his service in the Civil War as a fearless Confederate soldier for the Wildcats. The account also gives an in-depth coverage of the feud years, as well as after the gunfire seized.

Brand New! Upon the tragic death of Chief Cornstalk in 1774, the Shawnees followed Cornstalk’s daughter, Princess Aracoma, into present-day Midelburg Island in Logan County. This book aptly describes the settling of the Mountain State and explains how Princess Aracoma resolved a difficult conflict between the American Indian population and the region’s earliest settlers.

A REGIONAL BESTSELLER --- This is the true account of a prominent, Depression-era woman, from Logan, WV, who was found brutally murdered. Mamie Thurman was a member of the tight-lipped, local aristocracy that frequented a private club in downtown Logan, where they gambled, drank illegally, swapped wives, and the like. A local handyman was apparently framed for her murder and spent the rest of his life in prison. Recently, however, a slew of evidence points to several groups, from the mob to the KKK, to rumrunners and local merchants, as having a part in this gruesome account.

A state bestseller is now available in a handsome softcover format, and includes additional research, interviews and photographs.