Spirits of Southeast Alaska: The History & Hauntings of Alas

Ghostly footsteps and flickering lights, a silhouette in the window of an abandoned building, a restless presence at the scene of a sunken ship, spectral wails and poltergeist theft of office supplies, mythical Native American legends, and other paranormal happenings scattered across the Alaskan panhandle come together in Spirits of Southeast Alaska, a grand adventure into the historical hauntings of the southeastern corner of the Last Frontier. Author James Devereaux lived in Alaska for years, working as an archaeologist. Inspired by ghost stories as a child, and by accounts of Alaskan residents of paranormal phenomena in the area, he set out to collect both the ghost stories of Southeast Alaska and their history. James Devereaux is a writer, arcaeologist and adventurer who has spent his life in search of good stories to tell. Devereaux first moved to Alaska in 2005 to work as an archaeologist for the U.S. military. Since then, his trail through the north hasled tohim working as amountain and river guide, a National Park Service archaeologist, a log cabin carpenter and anews reporter fora local radio station. His last five years in the Last Frontier were spent in Skagway, where he fell in love with the scenery and stories of the Southeast Alaska. Devereaux moved out of Skagway in 2014. He now lives in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.