The Haunted Natchez Trace

by Bud Steed

Take a trip from Natchez to Nashville and discover the paranormal history along the way . . . includes photos!

Stretching from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee, the Natchez Trace is one of the oldest, most historically significant routes in American history. Beginning as hunting ground for natives, the Trace became the favored path back home for early settlers who floated down the Mississippi River to sell goods in Natchez.

Yet the Trace was riddled with bandits, marauders, and other perils, and today troubled and tortured voices from the past still echo along the road. Travel to Grinders Stand, where famed explorer Meriwether Lewis met his untimely demise--and on to Kings Tavern, built in the late 1700s and haunted by the ghost of the innkeeper's mistress. This terrifying travelogue recounts these tales, and more, all lurking in the shadows of the Haunted Natchez Trace.

Genres: Paranormal

115 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 12, 2012

About the author

Bud Steed, author of the Haunted Natchez Trace, Haunted Mississippi Gulf Coast, Haunted Baton Rouge and two new series, America’s Ghosts and America’s Lost Treasures, devotes his time between writing, photography, and historical research into potentially haunted sites and lost legends. 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. In addition, his research skills have proven useful in tracking down and trying to prove the facts behind local, regional and national legends which has led to the book Lost Treasures of the Ozarks. A naturally inquisitive person, his combination of historical research and the collecting of folk stories related to hauntings and lost legends, have resulted in three of his books being accepted to, and included in, the Library of Congress.
Bud has been researching and investigating the paranormal for nearly 30 years and is the current Co-Director and Investigation Manager for The Ozarks Paranormal Society (TOPS) and the co-founder of Lost Legends Research and Investigation. 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.
In addition to appearing at book signings, events and lectures, Bud has been seen on the Travel Channel’s Legends of the Ozarks show and has recently participated in several other film projects, one concerning the Natchez Trace and the other the Mark Twain National Forest; both are scheduled to air on the Travel Channel in 2016. Bud is a 5th generation Freemason and 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.

Reviews

[Catie Merchant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read! Loved hearing the stories of Natchez Trace. I hope to get to visit some of these places sometime.

[Pam M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting! Makes me want to go explore!

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because I grew up on the Natchez trace. It was nice to seem my tiny hometown mentioned in print and hear all the tells that we're told as local ghost stories when I was growing up. I enjoyed the history part of this book the most. The ghost story part got really cheesy so I just started skipping that part of each section. This book could really use a map to give you prospective about where exactly the places in the book are.

[Jeri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just a basic overview of the Trace and supposed haunted spots along the way. Would be better if it had better photos and a map to go along with it.

[LEANNE · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting book with lots of history about the places and cute stories about the hauntings.

[Rachel C. Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is more of a history book than one of ghost stories. I feel like mention of ghosts was minimal.