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
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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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informative 86%
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emotional 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%

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