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Reviewers Love Georgia’s Ghostly
Getaways
Some of the
reviews who have seen Georgia’s Ghostly Getways are raving about it saying: Shades of Scarlet O’Hara! Georgia’s Ghostly Getaways by
Kathleen Walls gives the reader a most remarkable look at what has got to be one of the
most beautiful of the Southern states – Georgia. Not only does Ms. Walls show us
Georgia as it is today; she presents the history of the area as well -- while throwing in
lots and lots of ghostly tales for good measure. Georgia’s Ghostly Getaways
takes us through Georgia from one side of the state to the other and from top to bottom.
It starts off with the coastal city of Savanna, Georgia’s Hostess City, and ends with
New Echota, once the Capital of the Cherokee Nation. After each location, Ms. Walls lists
helpful contacts of places to see, to stay and to dine. Even though I am from the South and
have been to Georgia many times, it took reading Georgia’s Ghostly Getaways by
Kathleen Walls to make me realize just how little of Georgia that I have really seen and
understood -- and what I have missed by sticking to the interstates and main highways as I
drove through the state. I highly recommend this book. For
those people who are planning a trip to Georgia, it is an invaluable source of
information. For those people who will never have the opportunity to visit the beautiful
and colorful state of Georgia, it makes an excellent armchair excursion. *** Reviewed by Kristie Leigh Maguire, author of “Emails from the Edge (The Life of an Expatriate Wife) and co-author along with Mark Haesuer of “No Lady and Her Tramp” Georgia's Ghostly Getaways
offers you glimpses into the haunting history and spooky spots throughout Georgia. These include inns, restaurants, homes, museums,
and colleges from Georgia's early days to the present. Learn where sightings occur, ghosts
still appear, doors open and close, lights flash without reason, and voices whisper. Kathleen Walls provides a
great ghostly guidebook as well as insight into the fascinating stories surrounding
historical and modern spectral sites. Georgia's Ghostly Getaways is a "must
read" for those interested in the unusual and unnatural of Georgia's past and present
as they travel throughout the state or reside there. Kathleen also includes
numerous resources for additional historical and travel information when planning your
visit to these haunts. Reviewed by Mary Emma Allen, travel writer, columnist at
www.americanroads.net, author of books for children and adults. "Georgia's Ghostly Getaways", Kathleen Walls Not surprisingly, many of the ghostly inhabitants of this part of the world are linked to the Civil War and – as a result – the book can become a little repetitive in parts. But it does provide an introduction to the history of the South, peppered as it is with Confederate soldiers, southern belles and the slaves whose labour propped up the system. Walls starts on the coast in spooky Savannah, and ends up with the
apparitions of the Appalachians, calling in at various towns along the way such as Athens
(although the chapter makes no mention of its most famous sons, rock group R.E.M., who are
strong advocates of the preservation of much of the historic district of the city!) The
book benefits from extensive research, and joins a small group of other works on the
ghosts of the thirteenth state. Overall verdict: more Greek revival haunted houses than you can shake
a magic wand at. Reviewed by Jonathan
Turton, Editor, Travel Insights “Georgia's
Ghostly Getaways by
Kathleen Walls should be a book that every student should read. Ms. Walls definitely did
her homework, as the descriptions of Savannah, Dalton, Milledgeville and Kennesaw were
perfect.” Bobby Ruble
author of Have No Mercy and former Chief or Police in Kennesaw, Georgia “I’ve
got to see these ghosts! And if I don’t see the specters I must see Georgia through
the eyes of insightful travel author Kathleen Walls. And make no bones about it – the
history is captivating as well. This is a must read if you love ghosts, travel, history or
any of the above.” Karen Harvey,
historian and author of Oldest Ghosts: St. Augustine Haunts |
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