Haunted Wisconsin
Autor Michael Normanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 oct 2011
Grab a cozy blanket, light a few flickering candles, and enjoy the unnerving tales of Haunted Wisconsin. Gathered from personal interviews with credible eyewitnesses, on-site explorations, historical archives, newspaper reports, and other sources, these scores of reports date from Wisconsin’s early settlement days to recent inexplicable events.
You’ll read about Wisconsin’s most famous haunted house, Summerwind; three Milwaukee men who encountered the beautiful ghost of National Avenue; a phantom basketball player; a spectral horse that signaled death in the pioneer era of the Wisconsin Dells; a poltergeist in St. Croix County who attracted a crowd of more than three hundred spectators; the Ridgeway Ghost who haunts the driftless valleys of southwestern Wisconsin; a swinging railroad lantern held by unseen hands; the Ghost Island of the Chippewa Flowage; and many others. Are ghosts real? That’s for you to decide!
Now available in a Third Edition with updates and several new accounts, Haunted Wisconsin remains a favorite collection of unexplained midwestern tales, enjoyed by readers of all ages.
You’ll read about Wisconsin’s most famous haunted house, Summerwind; three Milwaukee men who encountered the beautiful ghost of National Avenue; a phantom basketball player; a spectral horse that signaled death in the pioneer era of the Wisconsin Dells; a poltergeist in St. Croix County who attracted a crowd of more than three hundred spectators; the Ridgeway Ghost who haunts the driftless valleys of southwestern Wisconsin; a swinging railroad lantern held by unseen hands; the Ghost Island of the Chippewa Flowage; and many others. Are ghosts real? That’s for you to decide!
Now available in a Third Edition with updates and several new accounts, Haunted Wisconsin remains a favorite collection of unexplained midwestern tales, enjoyed by readers of all ages.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780299285944
ISBN-10: 0299285944
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:3, Revised
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-10: 0299285944
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:3, Revised
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
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Recenzii
“From settlers’ legends to modern-day reports, Haunted Wisconsin is a fascinating guide to ghosts around the corner, and under your bed.”—Jay Rath, Isthmus columnist and author of The W-Files
Notă biografică
Michael Norman coauthored the first edition of Haunted Wisconsin in 1980 with the late Beth Scott. They also coauthored Haunted Heartland, Haunted America, Historic Haunted America, and Haunted Heritage. His own books include Haunted Homeland and The Nearly Departed: Minnesota Ghost Stories and Legends. Norman is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and a former newspaper and radio journalist.
Cuprins
Preface 2011
Part I: The Haunted North
Ghost Island
The Lynch Affair
Confirmation
The Paulding Light Mystery
Do Not Disturb
A Flame in the Window
Another Voice
There Goes Mamie!
Uncle Otto
Don't Mess with Elmer
A Dream So Real
The Summoning
House of Chimes
The Girl in White
The Burnings
Spirits on the Land
The Coulee Road Ghost
A Quartet of Wisps
The Pendant
The Lady in Brown
Psychic Sisters
No Exit
Summerwind
The Phantom Congregation
Henry's Room
Part II: Southern Frights
Someone to Watch Over Me
Mrs. Courtney's Return
Voice on the Bridge
He Comes By Night
The Possession of Carl Seige
Murder on the Boardwalk
Footsteps in the Dark
The Hille Curse
Marie
Muffled Screams
Mrs. G's Giddings' Boardinghouse
House of Evil
Face on the Bedroom Curtain
The Restless Servant Girl
Terror in the Night
The Legacy of Mary Buth Farm
The Strange Case of Henry James Brophy
The Music Box
Ghostways
Always Time for Ghosts
Arthur, the Impudent Ghost
Cassandra
The Ridgeway Ghost
Bibliography
Index of Place Names
Part I: The Haunted North
Ghost Island
The Lynch Affair
Confirmation
The Paulding Light Mystery
Do Not Disturb
A Flame in the Window
Another Voice
There Goes Mamie!
Uncle Otto
Don't Mess with Elmer
A Dream So Real
The Summoning
House of Chimes
The Girl in White
The Burnings
Spirits on the Land
The Coulee Road Ghost
A Quartet of Wisps
The Pendant
The Lady in Brown
Psychic Sisters
No Exit
Summerwind
The Phantom Congregation
Henry's Room
Part II: Southern Frights
Someone to Watch Over Me
Mrs. Courtney's Return
Voice on the Bridge
He Comes By Night
The Possession of Carl Seige
Murder on the Boardwalk
Footsteps in the Dark
The Hille Curse
Marie
Muffled Screams
Mrs. G's Giddings' Boardinghouse
House of Evil
Face on the Bedroom Curtain
The Restless Servant Girl
Terror in the Night
The Legacy of Mary Buth Farm
The Strange Case of Henry James Brophy
The Music Box
Ghostways
Always Time for Ghosts
Arthur, the Impudent Ghost
Cassandra
The Ridgeway Ghost
Bibliography
Index of Place Names
Descriere
Grab a cozy blanket, light a few flickering candles, and enjoy the unnerving tales of
Haunted Wisconsin. Gathered from personal interviews with credible eyewitnesses, on-site explorations, historical archives, newspaper reports, and other sources, these scores of reports date from Wisconsin’s early settlement days to recent inexplicable events.
You’ll read about Wisconsin’s most famous haunted house, Summerwind; three Milwaukee men who encountered the beautiful ghost of National Avenue; a phantom basketball player; a spectral horse that signaled death in the pioneer era of the Wisconsin Dells; a poltergeist in St. Croix County who attracted a crowd of more than three hundred spectators; the Ridgeway Ghost who haunts the driftless valleys of southwestern Wisconsin; a swinging railroad lantern held by unseen hands; the Ghost Island of the Chippewa Flowage; and many others. Are ghosts real? That’s for you to decide!
Now available in a Third Edition with updates and several new accounts,
Haunted Wisconsinremains a favorite collection of unexplained midwestern tales, enjoyed by readers of all ages.
Haunted Wisconsin. Gathered from personal interviews with credible eyewitnesses, on-site explorations, historical archives, newspaper reports, and other sources, these scores of reports date from Wisconsin’s early settlement days to recent inexplicable events.
You’ll read about Wisconsin’s most famous haunted house, Summerwind; three Milwaukee men who encountered the beautiful ghost of National Avenue; a phantom basketball player; a spectral horse that signaled death in the pioneer era of the Wisconsin Dells; a poltergeist in St. Croix County who attracted a crowd of more than three hundred spectators; the Ridgeway Ghost who haunts the driftless valleys of southwestern Wisconsin; a swinging railroad lantern held by unseen hands; the Ghost Island of the Chippewa Flowage; and many others. Are ghosts real? That’s for you to decide!
Now available in a Third Edition with updates and several new accounts,
Haunted Wisconsinremains a favorite collection of unexplained midwestern tales, enjoyed by readers of all ages.