Description

In the shadowed corners of the Carolinas, a haunting history comes alive through the stories behind the region’s most unsettling remains. This book traces how skeletal evidence, local lore, and investigative inquiry intersect—revealing the human lives that once animated these discoveries and the communities that grappled with them. With a focus on mortality, memory, and the thin line between fact and folklore, it explores what we can learn from the past when the body becomes the last witness. David Stout’s vivid, research-driven style brings a true-crime sensibility to historical mystery, inviting readers to consider how the past continues to shape the present.

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paperback edition cover

paperback

Mysterious Press

Published Jun 1, 1989

296 pages

ISBN: 9780445403369

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Details

First Published

1989

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Carolina Skeletons by David Stout.

Death/Grief
Violence
War/Trauma