Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era by Tiya Miles

Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era

Tiya Miles

176 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history travel challenging medium-paced

Description

In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of ghost tours, frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying cus...

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challenging 50%
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mysterious 10%

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slow 12%

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