Some of the nation's most compelling ghost stories owe their origin to -The Father of Waters.- Ghosts along the Mississippi River is the first book-length collection of ghost tales from the small towns and bustling cities that have grown up along its banks. The states represented in this book include Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Unlike most collections of -true- ghost stories, Ghosts along the Mississippi River draws from the folk traditions of the northern and the southern United States. These tales are...

Some of the nation's most compelling ghost stories owe their origin to -The Father of Waters.- Ghosts along the Mississippi River is the first book-length collection of ghost tales from the small towns and bustling cities that have grown up along its banks. The states represented in this book include Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Unlike most collections of -true- ghost stories, Ghosts along the Mississippi River draws from the folk traditions of the northern and the southern United States. These tales are...