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The Brown Mountain lights : history, science and human nature explain an Appalachian mystery
- Title
- The Brown Mountain lights : history, science and human nature explain an Appalachian mystery / Wade Edward Speer.
- Author
- Speer, Ed (Wade Edward)
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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Details
- Description
- xi, 249 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Mysterious nighttime lights near Brown Mountain in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest have intrigued locals and visitors for more than a century. The result of a three year investigation, this book identifies both manmade and natural light sources--including some unexpected ones--behind North Carolina's most famous ghost story"--
- Series Statement
- Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ; 40
- Uniform Title
- Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ; 40.
- Subjects
- Legends
- Optical illusions
- Curiosities and wonders
- Legends > North Carolina > Burke County
- North Carolina > Burke County
- Optical illusions > North Carolina > Burke County
- Burke County (N.C.) > Description and travel
- Curiosities and wonders > North Carolina > Burke County
- Pisgah National Forest (N.C.) > Description and travel
- Travel
- North Carolina > Pisgah National Forest
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
- Call Number
- JFF 17-1258
- ISBN
- 9781476666761
- 1476666768
- LCCN
- 2016054832
- OCLC
- 965120551
- Author
- Speer, Ed (Wade Edward), author.
- Title
- The Brown Mountain lights : history, science and human nature explain an Appalachian mystery / Wade Edward Speer.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ; 40Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ; 40.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 17-1258