About the author
Mike Goodson writes local history and ghost-lore books focused on Alabama, published through History Press. Haunted Etowah County, Alabama (2011) traces the history of the county along the Coosa River, gathering the ghost stories and legends attached to its towns and waterways, including tales tied to riverboat history. The book follows the History Press regional format, combining short local-history chapters with the folklore and reported hauntings associated with specific buildings and sites. Goodson's writing is aimed at readers interested in Southern local history and ghost-story collections rather than in paranormal theory or investigation methodology, and the book functions as much as a county history primer as a compilation of haunted locations. His catalogue centers on a single region, giving sustained attention to Etowah County's landmarks and the stories long attached to them.
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“This volume serves as a solid introduction to regional hauntings, effectively charting spectral encounters for the casual curious. However, it is not suited for skeptics or those seeking rigorous academic analysis of paranormal…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Haunted Etowah County, Alabama
“This volume serves as a charming collection of local legends rather than a rigorous investigation, appealing primarily to those who enjoy folklore over fact-checking. Readers seeking scientific proof of ghostly phenomena or…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Haunted Etowah County, Alabama Goodson, Mike