Myths and Mysteries of Pennsylvania: True Stories Of The Unsolved And Unexplained

by Kara Hughes

Part of the Myths and Mysteries series, Myths and Mysteries of Pennsylvania explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Pennsylvania’s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Pennsylvania's history.

Genres: Mystery, Nonfiction, History

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 6, 2012

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

nothing new or interesting to be found if you live in pennsylvania as you will likely already have heard about all of these by now. it could be interesting for people living elsewhere, though.

[Kerry]

Part of a series of books focusing on particular regions, Myths and Mysteries of Pennsylvania by Kara Hughes gives a quick overview of some of the unsolved crimes and unusual occurrences in the commonwealth. Twelve chapters tell more true crime than myths or paranormal happenings, and they include photos and maps. Centralia is one of the chapters, but since the book is only about 190 pages, it unfortunately doesn’t go too in depth. However, it is an interesting starting point for further research, and in so doing, more mysteries may be unearthed.

[Sheila Myers · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice little book containing some of Pennsylvania's lesser known history as well as a couple of stories about more well known history. Each chapter is well researched and written; however, the stories are short and can not contain all of the details. I deducted one point because the title of the book is somewhat misleading. While some of the stories can be considered myths or unsolved mysteries, that doesn't apply to them all.

[Kristen · Rating 2 out of 5]

There was a whole lot of myths or mysteries to these stories. A better title would have been Mildly Interesting Occurrences in Pennsylvania.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

12 stories, some good...some not so good.