South Carolina Lizard Man

A South Carolina writer and historian of local legends, Nancy Rhyne wasintrigued by the stories of the Lizard Man returning from the swamps to make hispresence known. Captivated by the resurgence of this longtime legend, she beganwriting a children's adaptation of the legend entitled The SouthCarolina Lizard Man .In Rhyne's account, two young twins named Josh and Matt venture into thedangerous unknowns of the haunted Hell Hole Swamp in search of ghosts, but findthemselves facing a much more frightening and real creature. Concealed among thegreenery and moss, they spy the man-sized lizard with radiant green scales andan eerie, somewhat human smile. Terrified, but intrigued by their find, thebrothers set off to learn more about the monster that lives on the edge of theirplantation and to face the mysteries that dwell deep within the swamp.Set in the mid-nineteenth century, Rhyne's version of the story relies uponthe original South Carolina legends to bring to life the creature lurking in thefictitious Hell Hole Swamp. Adding several other age-old plantation myths ofghosts, murderous bandits, and ancient ruins, she utilizes the same type ofdramatic South Carolina history and local lore that was presented in her otherbooks Once Upon a Time on a Plantation , TheJack-O'-Lantern Ghost (pb) and Alice Flagg: The Ghost ofthe Hermitage .Rhyne, Nancy is the author of 'South Carolina Lizard Man' with ISBN 9780882899077 and ISBN 0882899074.