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Dickey, piqued by a house hunt in Los Angeles that revealed derelict foreclosures and "zombie houses", embarks on a journey across the continental United States to decode and unpack the American history repressed in our most famous haunted places. With boundless curiosity, Dickey conjures the dead by focusing on questions of the living -- how do we deal with stories about ghosts, and how do we inhabit and move through spaces that have been deemed...
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Backbeat Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Take a fast-pace survey of the ghosties, ghouls and associated denizens of the nation's haunted history with Haunted America FAQ. Tracing local ghost stories back to Native American legends and forward through horror tales both ancient and modern, this book visits some of the country's best-known haunted locales and most obscure creepy places---from private homes and hotel rooms to schools, parks, prisons, hospitals, battlefields and nearly anywhere...
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Pelican Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"Whether you're strolling around Portland or are an armchair visitor, this guide will bring you all the thrills and chills of one of the most haunted cities in the country. Steeped in history, the Oregon coast has been the site of eerie events over the centuries. Relive early Portland at Tryon Creek State Park, where the ghostly voices of loggers and the whinnying of horses can still be heard. Spirits linger in Prohibition-era Shanghai Tunnels, where...
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AuthorHouse
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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"24 year old ed Becker purchases a house for himself and his expecting wife; a two-flat apartment building, which would allow them to live in one apartment and rent the other. What Ed doesn't know, is that there are already tenants residing in this building that he cannot evict... Skeptical and street-smart, Ed has a difficult time coming to the realization that this apartment is home to the paranormal. As tensions begin to build between his spouse...
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Haunted America, a division of The History Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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The spirits of the early pioneers still roam the streets of Leavenworth and lurk in the lengthening shadows of the surrounding hills. Chas Gordon's murder sits unsolved after a century of mystery, as does the location of the lost Ingalls gold. Muffled sobs mark out the Thorp Cemetery, while a ghostly hand coaxes a soft tune from the piano in the lobby of the Tumwater Inn. Saloon shootings and railroad tragedies left their own legacy of restless souls....
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