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Title: Mysteries of the South

Subtitle: Ghosts, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in Dixie

Author: Charles River Editors, Sean McLachlan

Narrator: Dan Gallagher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The American South has given birth to many of the nation's great stories and legends. From the earliest Colonial times, it's been a place of mystery, replete with disappearing colonies and strange apparitions in the woods, but the South's long and proud history has always had a darker, and stranger, side to it. One of America's most famous mysteries was its first. Despite the fact he had left over 100 colonists at the island of Roanoke in 1587, John White returned to literally nothing, with all traces of the settlement gone and no evidence of fighting or anything else that might have explained the disappearance of the inhabitants. White found the word "Croatoan" carved on a tree nearby, which he figured might mean the colonists moved to a nearby island, but he was unable to conduct a search expedition there. The Spanish also searched for the colony in hopes of wiping it out themselves, but none of the Europeans could find Roanoke's colonists or explain what happened to the "lost" colony. The fate of Roanoke has fascinated people for over 400 years, and there is no shortage of theories regarding the disappearance of the colony. In addition to the possibility that the settlers moved to Croatoan Island, most theories speculate that they were either wiped out by nearby Native Americans or assimilated among a tribe. Future settlements in the area would survive and start to flourish, and that would bring more mystery and unexplained phenomena. Tales of monsters and ghosts lurking in its woods and old houses, and strange monuments that may be from a forgotten civilization, puzzle local investigators.

Members Reviews:

Brief but interesting discussion of of the legends/ mysteries that occurred in the southern part of the United States.

When I saw that this book was from Charles River Editors my curiosity about the titte of Mysteries of the South: Ghosts, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in Dixie was aroused. There were many interesting stories about strange happenings, and legends. The book discussed Roanoke colony, the legend of the lost Confederate gold, the Bell Witch of Tennessee, and the legend of various strange creatures from early American history to roughly the last 40 or 50 years. The book provided a lot of detail about every topic that it discussed. I found this book to be a worthwhile read, and recommend it

Easy quick read

Thoroughly interested in talks of the south, unsolved mysteries, I was drawn to v this book as I wanted something out of the ordinary. Very detailed ally each incident, I was particularly interested in the Roanoke colony, and it didn't disappoint.

You'll enjoy Mysteries of the South, interesting...

We really enjoyed Mysteries of the South. I kept talking about it so my husband picked it up and read it too. Very interesting and entertaining.

I recommend!!

It was okay but not what I expected

I guess I was thinking of something else. It was interesting as far as I read. I was looking for something different.

Five Stars

I enjoyed this book.