The Best of the Mississippi River Ghosts
Author | : Bruce Carlson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1997-09-01 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : 9781571660817 |
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Author | : Bruce Carlson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1997-09-01 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : 9781571660817 |
Author | : Alan Brown |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1617031453 |
Some of the nation's most compelling ghost stories owe their origin to “The Father of Waters.” Ghosts along the Mississippi River is the first book-length collection of ghost tales from the small towns and bustling cities that have grown up along its banks. The states represented in this book include Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Unlike most collections of “true” ghost stories, Ghosts along the Mississippi River draws from the folk traditions of the northern and the southern United States. These tales are populated with Federal and Confederate soldiers, Native Americans, wealthy entrepreneurs, actors, college students, hotel owners, preachers, slaves, and planters. According to some paranormal investigators, the large number of ghost stories from the Mississippi's river towns, and from watery sites all over the world, are proof that large bodies of water are conductors of psychic energy. Granted, no concrete proof exists that there is a definite connection between the river and any actual ghosts or spiritual phenomena. What is indisputable, though, is the fact that the ghost stories included in Ghosts along the Mississippi River are an invaluable record of the values, dreams, fears, and lives of the people who have called the river home.
Author | : Bruce Carlson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Ghost stories |
ISBN | : 9781878488060 |
Author | : Clarence John Laughlin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9780517006085 |
Author | : Charles Cassady |
Publisher | : Schiffer Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780764338984 |
Tour the mighty Mississippi River with this first A-Z encyclopedia-style listing of paranormal phenomena along its winding length. Presented in a convenient, cross-referenced format, these pages are an indispensable guide of the supernatural for the curious traveler, brave riverboat pilot, ghost-folklore buff, aspiring vampire slayer, and dedicated UFO chaser. Learn how to distinguish hoodoo from Voodoo and examine posthumous perambulations and visitations of the pirate Jean Lafitte. Find out about the domain and habits of devil babies and grunch, assess haunted plantations and mansions, and chart prominent water-monster hazards. Please note, though, that the root work conjure-spells, blues-musician pacts with the devil, loup-garou assemblies, Bigfoot-trackings, Judas Eyes, and exorcism rituals are offered for entertainment and historical enlightenment only, and because dangerous, should not be undertaken by amateurs. So take a ride down the mighty Mississippi and experience the paranormal for yourself!
Author | : Kathryn Tucker Windham |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2015-09-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0817318860 |
Ghost stories from Mississippi.
Author | : Bruce Carlson |
Publisher | : Quixote PressPublications |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : 9781878488053 |
Author | : Tiya Miles |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2015-08-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1469626349 |
In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.
Author | : Robert Alexander |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-04-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781542734745 |
The Chickasawhay River runs through East Central Mississippi. In Clarke County, it moves sleepily toward the Gulf of Mexico as it passes through the towns of Enterprise, Stonewall, Quitman, DeSoto, and Shubuta. These towns are small in size but rich in history, from Civil War stories about Gen. William Sherman's destruction to the men of the "Free State of Jones," from a hanging bridge that became the national poster for the Civil Rights Movement to local tales about ghosts, murders, and football legends. There is a photo included with each story that relates to the historical place or main character of the chapter. You will not find most of their treasures in the pages of published books. Instead, they exist in the minds and stories of the citizens, told over and over to each generation. Whether the old men in the local coffee house, the dock workers at the feed store, or the ladies in the beauty shop-wherever you find people gathered, the stories fill the air of discussion. Usually, all you have to do is ask the right person.Every community has stories of ghosts and legends. But few communities have stories that capture the imagination like the ones in this book. When you visit some of the locations mentioned herein, it seems your mind drifts back in time and you can feel the presence of those who lived out these stories. So, invite your neighbors over and build a campfire in your backyard, or maybe gather on your front porch, and read to the next generation.
Author | : Alan Brown |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2016-09-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439657599 |
Discover the spine-chilling stories and local legends of this corner of the American South . . . Includes photos! Mississippi’s Golden Triangle is a major modern hub—but restless spirits of Native Americans, Civil War soldiers, and slaves also wander this region. Tales of a mysterious watchman who patrols the railroad tracks between Artesia and Mayhew haunt curious locals. Ed Kuykendall Sr. is rumored to manage Columbus’s Princess Theater from beyond the grave. A young girl who died while attempting to free her head from a stair banister is said to still walk the halls of Waverly. In this fascinating tour, author Alan Brown uncovers the eerie thrills and chills that are part of local history. “[Alan Brown’s] newest collection of stories involves a couple of places in Monroe County, namely the Gregg-Hamilton House in Aberdeen and the remains of the Gulf Ordnance Plant in Prairie . . . [In the Golden Triangle,] he found plentiful resources of historical information.” —Monroe Journal