{"product_id":"ghost-hunters-of-the-south-9781578068937","title":"Ghost Hunters of the South","description":"Southerners are accustomed to hearing stories of a residence, an old hotel, a mansion, or a battlefield being haunted. In \u003ci\u003eGhost Hunters of the South\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brown interviews enthusiasts from twelve states--Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. \u003ci\u003eGhost Hunters of the South\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at the University of West Alabama. His books include \u003ci\u003eGhosts along the Mississippi River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHaunted Places in the American South\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStories from the Haunted South\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShadows and Cypress: Southern Ghost Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357070168338,"sku":"9781578068937","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d3c4910-2e74-4ff0-898a-2bdd0e7ed04d.jpg?v=1728316543","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ghost-hunters-of-the-south-9781578068937","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}