Ghosts along the Mississippi River | Free Book
Alan Brown
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.
About the Author
Alan Brown is professor of English at the University of West Alabama. His books include Ghost Hunters of the South, Haunted Places in the American South, Stories from the Haunted South, and Shadows and Cypress: Southern Ghost Stories, all published by University Press of Mississippi.
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