Resurrection Mary (Haunted Illinois Books) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Archer Avenue, the famous haunted highway on Chicago's Southwest Side, has been a source of fascination for ghost hunters, history buffs and paranormal enthusiasts for decades. In addition to the haunted houses, graveyards and buildings that line this old road, Archer Avenue is home to the one of the most famous ghosts in America -- Resurrection Mary! She has been the subject of songs and the stuff of legend since the middle 1930s but for the first time, Troy Taylor will recount not only scores of sightings and first-hand accounts with this elusive phantom but will reveal the results of his own investigations into the identity of the young women who is the spirit behind what he calls "his favorite ghost story"! Taylor's book, Resurrection Mary, is more than just a collection of ghost sightings. It's also the first in-depth account of the history, mystery & hauntings of Archer Avenue, a former Indian trail that is one of the oldest roadways in the Chicago region. Other historical hauntings that are explored in the search for Resurrection Mary are:* The Hauntings of Chinatown* The Ghost Stories of the old Lexington Hotel* History & Hauntings of Bridgeport, from the Devil in the Dance Hall to the Headless Horseman of the 1894 Railroad Riots* Archer Avenue's Haunted Graveyards, from ghost sightings at Bethania Cemetery to the Weeping Woman of Archer Woods* Kean Avenue Hauntings* Mysteries of the Forest Preserves, from Werewolves to the Story of Red Gate Woods* The True Story behind the Maple Lake Spook Light* Willow Spring's Haunted Fire Station* Rico D's: The Haunted Roadhouse* Farewell to the Grimes Sisters: The Mystery & Hauntings of Chicago's Most Chilling Unsolved Mystery* Hauntings at St. James-Sag Church & Burial Ground* And "In Search of Resurrection Mary", the Complete History and Hauntings of this Famous Phantom! Includes Her Mysterious Origins, First Hand Accounts, Ghostly Encounters, Famous Sightings and The Origins of the Story --- "The Girls Who Would be Resurrection Mary"! For the first time, the identity of the young women who spawned "Chicago's Most Famous Ghost Story" are revealed!