Unexplained South : the underwater forest of Alabama, inexplicable lights over Texas, the red-eyed monster of Arkansas & more rich Southern mystery / Alan Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Alan, 1950 January 12- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curiosities and wonders--Southern States.

Curiosities and wonders.

Southern States--History, Local.

Southern States.

Southern States--Social life and customs--History.

Legends--Southern States.

Legends.

Folklore--Southern States.

Folklore.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

History.

Local history.

Physical Description:

206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

"In the South, mystery comes heaped with added richness. And in this collection of comfort food for the curious mind, author Alan Brown guides readers into the most delightful medley of mystery the South has on offer. Witches in Tennessee. The devil's hoofprints in North Carolina. Voodoo in New Orleans. In this South, meat rains from the sky in Bath, Kentucky. A professor's thigh makes the case for spontaneous combustion in Nashville. UFO-induced radiation sickness befalls Huffman, Texas. From bluesman Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil in Arkansas to the oak tree that defends the innocence of a man executed in Mobile, sometimes the inexplicable is truly the most satisfying." -- From publisher's description.

Contents:

Unearthly images

The Devil's brides

Mysterious disappearances

Mysterious injuries and deaths

Legendary graves

Civil War legends

Mysterious people

Native American legends

Legendary trees

Mysteries from the skies

Underwater mysteries

Legendary locations

University legends

Legendary monsters and phantoms

Lost treasure tales

Underground mysteries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206).

ISBN:

9781467153607

1467153605

OCLC:

1371817955

Publisher Number:

99994656288