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Title: Historic Haunted America (Haunted America) by Michael Norman, Beth Scott ISBN: 0-8125-6436-7 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 October, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.45 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Find a ghosts near you.
Comment: Michael Norman and Beth Scott have written several books about ghosts and they are all well written and fun to read. Sadly, Beth Scott has passed away and their collaboration has thus ended, but it was good while it lasted.
This book is very well researched and convincing. There is even a bibliography, which is unusual for this type of book. There are not however a lot of bone chilling, now I can't sleep type of stories in this book. That is because this is a book of historic hauntings. Some are still current and ongoing but many of the spooks found within these pages have long since vanished as have many of their haunts. Still, wherever eyewitnesses could be quoted, they were. That always adds to the validity of a ghost sighting.
There are stories to be found here from every state of the Union and every province of Canada, so chances are one of the locations mentioned will be near you. Most interestingly, some of the old stories are updated with new information. For example, most everyone has heard of the Bell Witch but assume it is gone. Norman and Scott have not only examined strange occurrences that are still happening in the Bell Witch Cave but also have talked to some descendants of John Bell. I knew of the happenings in the Cave but was not aware that some in the Bell family believe the Witch is still involved with their clan. Could the Bell family still be haunted? According to this book they just may be.
Unfortunately the authors can't resist putting a few old Indian legends in the book. Some phenomena like the humming river are still active and the legends are an interesting explanation of the cause. Still, many of the old Indian legends were never ghost tails to begin with and just do not belong in this type of book. I may harp on this topic a little too much but it is one of my pet peeves.
This is not the best of this duo's books but it is still well worth a read. This pair views their topic with a bit of skepticism, which if not overdone is a good thing. Their writing is clear and they don't ramble on with useless information just to fill up space. We owe quite a debt to Norman and Scott for all their work collecting ghost stories over the years and their books deserve to be on any ghost aficionado's bookshelf.
Rating: 3
Summary: An eclectic compilation of North American ghost stories
Comment: Norman and Scott's "Historic Haunted America" is a diverse collection of ghost stories culled from the folklore of the United States and Canada. The book rarely delivers a story that is as "shocking" as its jacket promises; most of the anecdotes are obviously legends that have been passed down from one generation to the next and, as a result, have lost much of their emotional impact. However, a few stories do provide the chills and thrills so necessary to a book of the nonfiction horror genre. Norman and Scott have extensively researched North America's famous hauntings and this quality and thoroughness shows up in their finished product. Although a few stories are rather dull and repetitive, as a whole "Haunted America" is entertaining reading for afficionados of folklore and horror alike.
Rating: 5
Summary: Historic Haunted America
Comment: I loved it ! I thought it was a great book and their other books are just as great . I love the parts they have on Canada.
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Title: Haunted America (Haunted America) by Michael Norman, Beth Scott ISBN: 0812550544 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Ghostly Encounters : True Stories of America's Haunted Inns and Hotels by Frances Kermeen ISBN: 044661145X Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Haunted Heartland by Beth Scott, Michael Norman ISBN: 0446357251 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 10 October, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: I Never Believed In Ghosts Until . . . by USA WEEKEND ISBN: 0809238403 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Coast To Coast Ghosts by Leslie Rule ISBN: 0740718665 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: 07 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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