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9780765321596

Haunted Homeland A Definitive Collection of North American Ghost Stories

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  • ISBN13:

    9780765321596

  • ISBN10:

    0765321599

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-09-16
  • Publisher: Tor Books

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Summary

Haunted Homeland is acomprehensive collection of true ghostly tales, not penned by fictioneers such as Poe and King, but passed on by word of mouth and preserved by memory as windowsto our nation's haunted past. From a haunted castle in the wilds of Alaska to phantom clergymen in the southwest and mysterious bouncing lights on the east coast, this latest volume covers the places, the people, and the things that belong to the earthbound realm of the fantastic.Norman has gathered together spectral events of all kinds: apparitions of the famous like Mary Surratt, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Mad Anthony Wayne, haunted crime scenes in Chicago and along the Indiana byways, as well as banshees, poltergeists, and even a ghost named George who hasbecome an accepted resident in a North Carolina home.These anecdotes are not the stuff of imaginary nightmares, but of talesof personal encounters with the haunted parts of America.

Author Biography

Michael Norman is a writer and retired journalism professor who lives in an absolutely unhaunted house near the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St.Paul. He collaborated with Beth Scott on the five previous books in the Haunted America series.

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Praise for the Haunted America series:

"Vibrant . . . Entertaining . . . Tales of murder, sex, madness and revenge make Haunted America both intriguing and amusing.”--The New York Times Book Review

“Amazing tales."--Chicago Magazine

“Great reading for a stormy night."--Booklist

“Mesmerizing, spine-tingling, and not to be missed by any folklore collection."--Library Journal

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