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Haunted Places - The National Directory
Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, Ufo Landings, and Other Supernatural Locations
A ghostly guidebook to sites of supernatural phenomena in all fifty states
By Dennis William Hauck
Our Price: $15.95
Our Item Code: HauntedPlaces
Postage Code: book2
486 Pages, Trade Paperback
Penguin USA
Date: 1996
ISBN: 0-14-025734-9
Country of Origin: USA
Added to Catalog: 6/22/98
WIRT: 35534435
Availability: This item is usually in stock and available for immediate
Priority Mail shipment. Order it today (by 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific),
and you will probably have it in 2-3 days (in USA).
Features: Index, Bibliography, Photos, Larger Format
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Our Review |
Opinion of the webmaster, subject to debate |
Credibility
3
Moderate |
Research Value
5
Very High |
Cultural Interest
5
Very High |
Visual Information
3
Moderate |
Style
4
Stylish |
Silliness
4
High |
Wow Factor
3
Interesting |
Bargain
5
Very High |
Explanation of Ratings
Credibility = Moderate: The book is credible in the sense the locations appear to be accurate and each summary is faithful to its sources. Each ghost story is subject to debate, of course.
Research Value = Very High: For people in search of haunted places in a particular region, this is the best book to start with.
Visual Information = Moderate: Snapshots of buildings, mostly.
Silliness = High: Athough the information is faithfully reported here, we are not sure it has any practical value, apart from tourism. Ghosts, it seem, could be anywhere.
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This is a state-by-state and city-by-city
directory of haunted buildings.
Each entry summarizes the claims made at a particular location,
along with direction how to get there and
bibliographic sources for the
information.
If you are interested in ghostly places, this book makes a handy
travel guide.
At least you get a lot of ghosts for the price.
-- Glenn Campbell
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From the Book Cover
In almost any town in America, or within a short drive, there
are places where strange things are happening. Hundreds of
houses, hotels, businesses, schools, museums, restaurants, and
theaters are believed to have resident poltergeists and ghosts.
Many campgrounds, parks, and cemeteries are on land considered
inhabited by spirits. Some areas are thought to generate
vortexes of psychic energy. Others are known for frequent
sightings of mysterious creatures or UFOs.
From Hawaii to
Maine, this fascinating book leads you to more than 2,000
haunted sites, most of them open to the public. YouUll find
ghosts both famous and obscure from the lawless days of the
Gold Rush, from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the
Roaring Twenties, as well as ghosts who first appeared in the 1990s. Besides a detailed
history and recent sightings, results of parapsychological investigations are detailed.
Photographs of many sites, as well as photos of apparitions, are included. Entries are
organized by state and each one is referenced to an extensive bibliography of over 200
original sources for those desiring more information. Addresses, phone numbers, and travel
directions are provided for all locations, and a 15-page index makes finding cases easy.
HAUNTED PLACES by Dennis William Hauck is a most unusual travel guide for the
tourist who has seen it all and an indispensable casebook for serious researchers.
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