Ghosts of Mississippi's Golden Triangle - Tapa dura

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"Brown explores tales such as the legend of a mysterious watchman who patrols the railroad tracks between Artesia and Mayhew, and stories of a young girl who died while attempting to free her head from a stair banister at Waverley Mansion.

Brown's interest in Southern folklore has manifested itself in more than 17 publications of ghost stories.

He has served as president of the Alabama Folklife Association and as a member of the American Ghost Society, Ghost Chasers of Mississippi and the Mississippi Writers' Guild." The Dispatch

"Dr. 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

"The English professor at the University of West Alabama is a lover of Southern folklore and a part-time ghost hunter - the better to hear ghost stories, he said. "Ghosts of Mississippi's Golden Triangle" is the latest of his books featuring ghost stories from around the South. Brown's not entirely sure he believes in ghosts, but after 15 years of visiting allegedly haunted buildings around the South, he keeps an open mind.

Mostly, though, he likes to hear ghost stories and put them in historical context for audiences."

"I have taken the approach that ghost stories are more convincing if you give the historical background first," he said during his talk. "Then when you start telling ghost stories, there's that line between fact and fiction that kind of blurs. And that's when goosebumps rise up on your arm and you ask yourself, 'Hmm, can this really have happened? Is this possible?'" The Dispatch

Reseña del editor

The Golden Triangle is an institutional 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 wander the halls of Waverly. Author Alan Brown uncovers the eerie thrills and chills within Mississippi s Golden Triangle."