Ozarks Ghosts and Hauntings - Paperback

by Bud Steed (Author)

The rocky hills and dark valleys of the Ozark Mountains hold many secrets for those bold enough to go in search of them. From the grieving ghost of the Ozark's Madonna to the dangerous apparition who haunts the Irish Wilderness, ghosts and legends abound in the Ozarks. A long settled land, the Ozarks has seen its fair share of tragedy and turmoil; from accidents to civil war battles the Ozarks holds more than her fair share of ghosts and hauntings, the stories told and retold down through the generations, a huge part of the hill country folklore. Join Para-historian and author Bud Steed as he retells some of the best ghost stories of the Missouri Ozarks and debunks a popular legend that has been told since the 1940's; a legend that has been the cause of several deaths itself. Take a ghostly trip through the communities and hills that make up the Missouri Ozark Mountains and experience the spirits and entities that call it home.

Author Biography

A published writer and accomplished photographer, Bud Steed, author of the Haunted Natchez Trace, the Haunted Mississippi Gulf Coast, Haunted Baton Rouge and a new Kindle eBook series titled America's Ghosts, devotes his time between writing, photography, paranormal investigations and historical research into potentially haunted sites. A self-described "history geek", his focus on the history of the allegedly haunted areas and the personal histories of those who lived and died there, has enabled him to gain a unique perspective into the reported hauntings of some of the historical sites and areas that he has investigated and written about. A naturally inquisitive person, his combination of historical research and the collecting of folk stories related to hauntings, have resulted in three of his books being accepted to, and included in, the Library of Congress. Bud has been investigating the paranormal for nearly 30 years and is the co-founder of Infinity Paranormal Research and the current Co-Director and Investigation Manager for The Ozarks Paranormal Society (TOPS). In 2011 Bud assisted TOPS with the investigation of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield and the historic Ray House. This was the first time that a paranormal investigation team had been issued a federal permit to legally access the battlefield and historical buildings for the purpose of an overnight investigation. The investigation produced interesting results and captured the attention of the Travel Channel who filmed a second investigation for their series, Legends of the Ozarks; the second investigation produced even more startling evidence of hauntings at Wilson's Creek. A 5th generation Freemason, Bud is a member of Ash Grove Lodge #100 AF&AM. He currently resides in Southwest Missouri with his wife, four children, and two pitbull's named Dixie and Clyde.