Wade Edward Speer

The Brown Mountain Lights

History, Science and Human Nature Explain an Appalachian Mystery

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Produktbeschreibung

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. History, science and human nature are each found to play a role in the understanding and interpretation of the lights people see.

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Produktdetails

• Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies Nr.40
• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9781476666761
• ISBN-10: 1476666768
• Artikelnr.: 44941376

Autorenporträt

Geologist Wade Edward Speer retired as a field expert in evaluating copper, gold, silver, diamond and emerald deposits in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, and South America. He lives in Marion, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction
1.
The Research Team, Methods Used and Data Collected
2.
Historical Overview of the BML Phenomenon
3.
Lack of Sightings Before Electricity
4.
Legends, Myths and Folklore
5.
First Sightings and Birth of the Legend
6.
The Events of 1916
7.
Government Investigations: 1913, 1919 and 1922
8.
Early Photographers of the Lights
9.
Paul Rose's 1962 Tower on Brown Mountain 10.
Ralph Lael's 1962 Alleged Alien Encounters 11.
Other Scientific Investigations, 1915-2011 12.
Lack of BML Sightings from the South and East 13.
Ghosts, Aliens, Spirits and UFOs 14.
Pseudoscientific Explanations 15.
Possibly Misidentified Natural Lights 16.
Possibly Misidentified Man-Made Lights 17.
Staged Light Tests 18.
Appalachian State University Nightly Cameras 19.
Morphing of the Legend 20.
Unclassified Lights 21.
Reality or Delusion Concluding Remarks Appendix A.
BML Research by the Author Appendix B.
Light Sighting Report Form and Annotated Panoramas Appendix C.
Annotated Chronological List of Selected References Bibliography and List of References
Index