The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library hosts a noon book talk Monday that is appropriate for the week leading up to Halloween. Dr. Alan Brown, professor of English at the University of West Alabama, will discuss his book “Ghosts of Mississippi’s Golden Triangle.”
The Golden Triangle area is an institutional hub, but restless spirits of Native Americans, Civil War soldiers and slaves wander the region, says promotional information from Arcadia Press/The History Press about the book.
Brown explores tales such as the legend of a mysterious watchman who patrols the railroad tracks between Artesia and Mayhew, and stories of a young girl who died while attempting to free her head from a stair banister at Waverley Mansion.
Brown’s interest in Southern folklore has manifested itself in more than 17 publications of ghost stories.
He has served as president of the Alabama Folklife Association and as a member of the American Ghost Society, Ghost Chasers of Mississippi and the Mississippi Writers’ Guild.
The program is free to the public. The library is located at 314 Seventh St. N. For more information, call 662-329-5300.
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