Ghosts Along The Mississippi
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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 | : Clarence John Laughlin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9780517006085 |
Author | : Barbara Sillery |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2011-09-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1455616362 |
“Excellent . . . provides well-researched history as well as reports of recent unusual phenomenon” —from the author of Biloxi Memories (Southern Spirit Guide). The Hospitality State plays hosts to dozens of supernatural entities in this creeptastic guide to the other side. Chilling accounts of poltergeist activity include such landmarks as the McRaven House, where spiteful spirits smack guests without warning and an image of a Confederate soldier appears in contemporary photographs. A section on Anchuca in Vicksburg describes the vision of a woman in a fancy dress who floats through bedroom doors and the sound of dripping water without a source. Other establishments include Merrehope, King’s Tavern, and the Williams Gingerbread House. “Sucked me right in to Mississippi’s rich, haunted history. Sillery eloquently describes the settings of her stories, so I could easily visualize each of the places she writes about . . . At some points, I was scared out of my bones.” —Jackson Free Press
Author | : Clarence John Laughlin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Laughlin combines a deep feeling for his native Louisiana with his Photographer's skill to produce a book that is remarkable and memorable.
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 | : Alan Brown |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 2010-08-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1614236003 |
A haunting historical tour of this little Mississippi town—includes photos! Take a tour though a charming small town full of all the appeal Dixie has to offer—a tour that reveals there is more to Natchez than its pristine exterior suggests . . . Just beneath the unassuming placid gentility of classic Southern mansions and estates, ghosts and spirits pervade Natchez. From the old Adams County Jail to the Natchez City Cemetery, spirits from generations past remain in Natchez. Join Alan Brown, experienced Mississippi author and expert on all things haunted, as he surveys the historic haunts of Natchez, a town as rich in history as it is in ghostly activity.
Author | : Troy Taylor |
Publisher | : Whitechapel Productions |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781892523204 |
St. Louis ghosts, legends & lore! Welcome to Haunted St. Louis ... one of the grand cities of the Mississippi River, the gateway to the western frontier and a very haunted place! This is no mere book of ghost stories by a page-turning account of how history and hauntings have shaped the city, from the early days to the 1904 World's Fair, the bloodbath of Prohibition and beyond. Taylor plunges the reader headlong into the mysterious past, violent history and bloody deeds of this great city, intertwining these events with tales of ghosts, hauntings and the unsolved!
Author | : Bud Steed |
Publisher | : History Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781609496395 |
Mississippi's gorgeous Gulf Coast is known for its sandy beaches, sunny weather and welcoming people. Not so welcoming, however, are the spirits that haunt the shores, lighthouses, canneries and historic sites in towns along the coast. Join author and ghost hunter Bud Steed as he leads a haunted journey with stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport, Waveland and all points in between. From the apparition seen lingering in the Bay St. Louis Train Depot, still waiting for his train to come, to the forceful spirits haunting the Old Biloxi Cemetery that refuse to be ignored, this collection offers the complete take on the haunted hot spots that add a touch of darkness and a hint of menace to Mississippi's sunny Gulf Coast.
Author | : Clarence John Laughlin |
Publisher | : Bulfinch Press |
Total Pages | : 105 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 9780821223611 |
Called "Edgar Allan Poe with a camera", Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1984) reveals New Orleans at its most brooding and mysterious in 69 never-before-published images. Compiled by the Historic New Orleans Collection, this volume brings together an eerie gallery of French Quarter facades, funerary sculpture, and other details that summon up the Acadian gothic described by six distinguished writers. 69 illustrations.
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.