Fans of ghosts and things that go bump in the night will love this travel guide of the Peach Tree State in all its spooky splendor. Here's a fabulous opportunity to go ghost hunting Southern style, exploring civil war history sites, gorgeous antebellum mansions, primitive barrier islands, the places roamed by two American presidents (Jimmy Carter and Franklin Roosevelt) and some of America's most beautiful and historic cities.

The author has done extensive research about the state. Her easy writing style combines the historical with the modern, so readers know what to expect now, as well as the historical background on the legends and hauntings. Black and white photographs provide the illustrations. Wherever possible, Walls also includes helpful contact information, so those who are planning on visiting the sites covered in the book will have an easier time doing so.

If you live in or near Georgia, or are planning a visit anytime soon, this book can really an element of fun and intrigue to your trip. Walls covers hauntings throughout the entire state, as evidenced by the chapter list:

SECTION I -- Georgia's Turbulent Coast:

• Savannah: Georgia's Hostess City
• St. Simon's Island: Island Spirits
• Jekyll Island: Blackbeard's Haunt
• St. Mary's: The Old and the New
• Cumberland Island: Wild Horses and Ruined Castles

SECTION II -- Georgia's Antebellum Legacy

• Athens: The Classical City
• Watkinsville: Wicked Watkinsville
• Madison: The Town Sherman Rufused to Burn
• Eatonton: The Home of Brer Rabbit
• Milledgeville: Confederate Capital * Macon: Music and Mansions
• Perry, Warner Robbins, Fort Valley: The Corssroads of Georgia
• Washington, Georgia: A Confederate treasure

SECTION III -- The Presidential Way

• Andersonville: Hell on Earth
• Americus and Plains: The Making of a President
• Columbus: The River City
• Warm Springs & Pine Mountain: A President's Hope

SECTION IV -- The Bloody Fields of War

• Chickamunga: The Beginning fo the End
• Kennesaw & Marietta: Sherman's Last Mountain
• Dalton: Tufting & Tunnels

SECTION V -- Georgia's Mountains

• Dahlonega: America's First Gold Rush
• Jasper: The Marble Capital of Georgia
• New Echota: Hope & Betrayal
• Blairsville, Hiawassee & Blue Ridge: Cherokee Homeland