Nancy Roberts (author)

Nancy Roberts (née MacRae Correll, 1924 – July 1, 2008) was an American writer and storyteller who was often described as the "First Lady of American Folklore." A best selling author, she presented storytelling programs and lectures on creative writing at clubs, public libraries, schools, and universities. The author of over two dozen books, Roberts began writing ghost stories for the ''Charlotte Observer''. Carl Sandburg encouraged her to publish her stories as a book. In 1958 she followed his advice and her books have sold over one million copies earning her national recognition including a nomination for the Great Western Writers iSpur Award and a certificate of commendation from the American Association for State and Local History.from page titled "About the Author" by Robert Stockton in ''Blackbeards Cat'' by Nancy Roberts, (Narwhal Press Inc., Miami/Charleston, 1999), ,

''Southern Living'' magazine described her as the "custodian of the twilight zone."

Nancy MacRae Correll was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Milton Correll and Maud MacRae. Her family was originally from North Carolina and Nancy returned to the state in the 1950s. Early in her career, she owned a newspaper in Maxton, North Carolina called the Scottish Chief. During this time, she hired photographer Bruce Roberts to work on the paper. They subsequently married, but divorced in the 1980s. They had two children. Her next marriage to Jim Brown lasted until her death 30 years later. They enjoyed traveling around the country researching material for her books. She was a devout Christian and became an ordained minister during this time. She continued writing books and stories until a few months before her death on July 1, 2008. Her final resting place is at Sharon Memorial Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Books by Nancy Roberts

* ''America's Most Haunted Places'' by Bruce Roberts, Nancy Roberts (Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1976)
OCLC: 1531988
* ''Animal Ghost Stories'' by Nancy Roberts (Little Rock, Arkansas : August House, 1995)
OCLC: 32311899
* ''Appalachian Ghosts'' by Nancy Roberts (Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1978)
* ''Blackbeard and Other Pirates of the Atlantic Coast'' by Nancy Roberts (Winston-Salem, NC : J.F. Blair, ©1993)
OCLC: 27725606
* ''Blackbeard's Cat'', , Library of Congress Card Catalog Number 98-068229
* ''Civil War Ghost Stories and Legends'' by Nancy Roberts (Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1992)
OCLC: 25628262
* ''David'' by Nancy Roberts, Bruce Roberts (Richmond, Virginia : John Knox Press 968br>OCLC: 437075
* ''The Faces of South Carolina'' by Nancy Roberts (Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1976)
OCLC: 2121061
* ''Georgia Ghosts'' by Nancy Roberts (Winston-Salem N.C. : John F. Blair, Publisher, ©1997)
OCLC: 36807527
* ''Ghosts and Specters: ten supernatural stories'' by Bruce Roberts, Nancy Roberts (Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 974
OCLC: 802872
* ''Ghosts from the Coast'' by Nancy Roberts (Chapel Hill, North Carolina : University of North Carolina Press, ©2001)
OCLC: 46634396
* ''Ghosts of the Carolinas'' by Nancy Roberts (Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1988)
OCLC: 18351912
* ''Ghosts of the Southern Mountains and Appalachia'' by Nancy Roberts (Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, ©1988)
OCLC: 18380668
* ''Ghosts of the Wild West'' by Nancy Roberts (Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2008)
OCLC: 183879290
* ''The Gold Seekers : gold, ghosts, and legends from Carolina to California'' by Nancy Roberts (Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1989)
OCLC: 20264555
* ''Goodliest Land'' by Nancy Roberts, Bruce Roberts (Garden City, New York : Doubleday, 1973)
OCLC: 707066
* ''The Governor'' by Nancy Roberts, Bruce Roberts (Charlotte .C.McNally and Loftin, 1972
OCLC: 417067
* ''Haunted houses : tales from 30 American homes'' by Nancy Roberts (Chester, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, ©1988)
OCLC: 16466049
* ''The Haunted South'' by Nancy Roberts (New York : Barnes & Noble, Inc., by arrangement with Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1996)
OCLC: 37104698
* ''North Carolina Ghosts and Legends'' by Nancy Roberts (Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, ©1991)
OCLC: 23462085
* ''South Carolina ghosts : from the coast to the mountains'' by Nancy Roberts (Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1983)
OCLC: 10752542
* ''Southern Ghosts'' by Nancy Roberts, Bruce Roberts (Garden City, New York : Doubleday, ©1979)
OCLC: 4884172

Visual Material by Nancy Roberts

* ''Pirates of the Carolinas'' by Nancy Roberts Southeastern Filmstrips, Inc.; Nancy Roberts Southern Collection (Charlotte, NC : Nancy Roberts Southern Collection, Ltd., ©1980)
OCLC: 26245369

References

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1924 births
2008 deaths
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women