Ghost Hunters of the South

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
Cover of the book Ghost Hunters of the South by Alan Brown, University Press of Mississippi
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alan Brown ISBN: 9781604731446
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Publication: October 2, 2006
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Language: English
Author: Alan Brown
ISBN: 9781604731446
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Publication: October 2, 2006
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Language: English

Southerners are accustomed to hearing stories of a residence, an old hotel, a mansion, or a battlefield being haunted. In Ghost Hunters of the South, Alan Brown shows that ghostlore is no longer enough for some. The forty-four ghost hunting groups he profiles in this book pack cameras, Geiger counters, thermal scanners, oscilloscopes, tape recorders, computers, and dowsing rods to find and record elusive proof of supernatural activity. With candor, the directors and team members reveal the passions and even obsessions that lead them to this expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes dangerous and chilling pursuit of evidence of the spirit realm.

Brown interviews enthusiasts from twelve states--Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Ghost Hunters of the South takes the reader along on exciting and fearful investigations of places such as the Myrtles, St. Francis Inn, Chickamauga Battlefield, Bob Mackey's Music World, Old Talbott Tavern, North Carolina State Capitol, Granberry Opera House, and 17Hundred90 Inn and Restaurant.

Brown participates in some of the investigations to gain a full and objective understanding of teachers, doctors, accountants, housewives, and law enforcement personnel, who devote much of their free time to a quest that many outsiders view with skepticism if not scorn. In fascinating, frightening, and sometimes humorous accounts, Brown highlights the determination of these individuals to answer the question: "What happens to the soul after death?"

Alan Brown is a professor of English and director of the Writing Center at the University of West Alabama.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Southerners are accustomed to hearing stories of a residence, an old hotel, a mansion, or a battlefield being haunted. In Ghost Hunters of the South, Alan Brown shows that ghostlore is no longer enough for some. The forty-four ghost hunting groups he profiles in this book pack cameras, Geiger counters, thermal scanners, oscilloscopes, tape recorders, computers, and dowsing rods to find and record elusive proof of supernatural activity. With candor, the directors and team members reveal the passions and even obsessions that lead them to this expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes dangerous and chilling pursuit of evidence of the spirit realm.

Brown interviews enthusiasts from twelve states--Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Ghost Hunters of the South takes the reader along on exciting and fearful investigations of places such as the Myrtles, St. Francis Inn, Chickamauga Battlefield, Bob Mackey's Music World, Old Talbott Tavern, North Carolina State Capitol, Granberry Opera House, and 17Hundred90 Inn and Restaurant.

Brown participates in some of the investigations to gain a full and objective understanding of teachers, doctors, accountants, housewives, and law enforcement personnel, who devote much of their free time to a quest that many outsiders view with skepticism if not scorn. In fascinating, frightening, and sometimes humorous accounts, Brown highlights the determination of these individuals to answer the question: "What happens to the soul after death?"

Alan Brown is a professor of English and director of the Writing Center at the University of West Alabama.

More books from University Press of Mississippi

Cover of the book Jim Shooter by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Smart Ball by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Wong Kar-wai by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Clockwork Rhetoric by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Tupelo Man by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Black Diva of the Thirties by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Confessions of an Undercover Agent by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Behold the Proverbs of a People by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Comics and the U.S. South by Alan Brown
Cover of the book German Boy by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Reading Like a Girl by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Anatomy of Four Race Riots by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Inside the Whimsy Works by Alan Brown
Cover of the book City Son by Alan Brown
Cover of the book Selected Letters of Katherine Anne Porter by Alan Brown
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy