With its 100-year history of infant mortality, violence, murder, war, surgical amputations, political intrigue, thousands of ghastly deaths, and a long streak of truly bad luck, it's little wonder that Carnton Plantation is haunted, or that thousands travel each year to visit its hallowed grounds in the hopes of spotting a ghost themselves.What is perhaps more amazing is that no one has thought to chronicle the accounts of Carnton's many ghost stories, and put them in a book for readers of all ages. Lochlainn Seabrook, a former Carnton tour guide and author of the new book, The McGavocks of Carnton Plantation: A Southern History, has rectified this situation by providing us with the first non-fiction book ever written on Tennessee's most haunted Civil War house.
Carnton Plantation Ghost Stories is loaded with both fun and serious facts touching on numerous topics, ranging from the Civil War, plantation life, and Victorian culture, to 19th-Century medicine, genealogy, and slavery. Seabrook's footnotes are as interesting as the main text. And all of this is written from the South's point of view, a refreshing perspective that enriches an already fascinating subject: a Southern plantation full of Civil War ghosts!
Additionally, Seabrook is related to the founders and owners of Carnton, the McGavock and the Winder families, and he's thoughtfully included a family tree for each clan. Also included are over 100 photos and illustrations of paranormal energies, Carnton Mansion, the grounds, and the McGavock Confederate Cemetery, a map of the property, a "Ghostly Glossary," a history of both Carnton and the Battle of Franklin II, discussions on Lincoln's War, and a Southern Culture Website Directory. And there's more!
Entertaining yet educational, diverting yet gripping, this is a book that everyone from ghost-hunters to Civil War buffs will want on their shelf. Important Note: as of July 2008, newly improved cover and binding!
