Tales from the haunted South : dark tourism and memories of slavery from the Civil War era

Author/Creator:

Miles, Tiya, 1970- author

Publication/Creation:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Tales from the haunted South : dark tourism and memories of slavery from the Civil War era / Tiya Miles

Series Titles:

The Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era
HeinOnline slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law
HeinOnline UNC Press law publications
HeinOnline U.S. political & legal history
Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era.
Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law.
UNC Press law publications.
U.S. political & legal history.

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Ghosts--Southern States--History
African Americans--Southern States--History
Slavery--Southern States--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Preface. The haunting blues -- Introduction. A ghost hunt -- Molly and Matilda: Old Savannah specters -- Madame Lalaurie: French Quarter fiend -- Chloe and Cleo: Louisiana plantation phantoms -- Conclusion. A revisitation of spirits.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-147) and index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 154 pages) : illustrations

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Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936910440202486

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