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BL
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965043
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b719413
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Brown, Alan,1950 January 12-
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| Title & Author
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Ghost hunters of the South /\ Alan Brown.
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| Publication Statement
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Jackson :: University Press of Mississippi,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xxv, 393 pages)
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| ISBN
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1604731443
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: 9781604731446
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1578068924
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1578068932
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9781578068920
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9781578068937
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-380) and index.
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Includes filmography: pages 359-371.
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| Contents
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ALABAMA; ARKANSAS; FLORIDA; GEORGIA; KENTUCKY; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH CAROLINA; SOUTH CAROLINA; TENNESSEE; TEXAS; VIRGINIA; Conclusion; Glossary; Filmography; Television Shows; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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Southerners are accustomed to hearing stories of a residence, an old hotel, a mansion, or a battlefield being haunted. In Ghost Hunters of the South, 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 a.
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Ghosts-- Southern States.
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Haunted places-- Southern States.
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Parapsychologists-- Southern States, Biography.
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Ghosts.
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Haunted places.
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Parapsychologists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Southern States.
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| Dewey Classification
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133.10975
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BF1026.B76 2006eb
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