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Haunted Southwest
Tour the supernatural sites of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah . . . with photos included! Throughout the Southwest, ghostly fiends and tragic figures creep in the shadows of some of the most popular and historic spots. Phantom battle cries ring across the wide prairie, spectral forms mark mountain passages, and the chilled desert night is made even colder by the ghostly visits of those lost on the wild and unpredictable frontier. Departed inmates of Yuma’s territorial prison carry on their eternal incarceration, and the unnerving laughter of children echoes through the vacant halls of White Sanitarium in Wichita Falls. The languid spirit of a former owner wanders the winding corridors of the Albuquerque Press Club. Glasses float past waiters at the Melting Pot in Littleton, and passengers at Union Station in Ogden encounter the victims of the Bagley Train Disaster of 1944. Join author Alan Brown as he recounts these and more supernatural stories of the southwestern states.
- GenresHistoryGhost Stories
131 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 19, 2016
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
September 6, 2019
I wish I could give this book only one point on a star because it does not deserve half, let alone, a full star. I don't even know where to begin, the problems are too many.
1. I can't believe the author is a college English professor.
2. This book needed an editor.
3. Does The History Press/Arcadia Publishing actually employ editors and proofreaders? Because I cannot tell.
4. If you are quoting and/or referencing The Shadowlands website as a source I will not take you seriously. That's basement level amateurish research at the very best.
5. If I read the words, "unquiet spirit" one more time, I will personally scream so horrendously that it will rip a hole in the spacetime continuum and remove this book from all realities.
1. I can't believe the author is a college English professor.
2. This book needed an editor.
3. Does The History Press/Arcadia Publishing actually employ editors and proofreaders? Because I cannot tell.
4. If you are quoting and/or referencing The Shadowlands website as a source I will not take you seriously. That's basement level amateurish research at the very best.
5. If I read the words, "unquiet spirit" one more time, I will personally scream so horrendously that it will rip a hole in the spacetime continuum and remove this book from all realities.
February 13, 2020
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah were the focus of this book. The hauntings discussed spanned a wide variety of places, and times, and the accompanying photos really brought the book to life.
I enjoyed reading about Arizona, Colorado and Utah, not knowing much about the ghosts from there, but my favorite stories were from my home state of Texas, and neighboring state of New Mexico. I particularly enjoyed the ghost stories from Old Mesilla, a historical town in New Mexico, as I have experience hauntings there myself.
The text was very engaging, and it really brought the tales to life.
I enjoyed reading about Arizona, Colorado and Utah, not knowing much about the ghosts from there, but my favorite stories were from my home state of Texas, and neighboring state of New Mexico. I particularly enjoyed the ghost stories from Old Mesilla, a historical town in New Mexico, as I have experience hauntings there myself.
The text was very engaging, and it really brought the tales to life.
December 2, 2022
This was fun....places I've visited, town where I live....This covered Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, and Utah....small towns. There are a lot of haunted cemeteries. I currently live in Canon City, CO,,,and knew about the prison haunting. Been to Roswell, NM numerous times. It's famous for it's aliens and it's Military Institute, which is apparently haunted as well. A lot of history, and made me both nostalgic for past road trips, and interested in more visits.
February 1, 2023
Fantastic writing & conveying history & hauntings !
Now this is definitely the way to combine history and hauntings! Giving the historical facts with the ghostly goings on all together is the way I like it. To me, this is best and definitely much more interesting. I'd rather not read over half a book of the history then a few chapters of the hauntings. I will definitely keep up with this author as he absolutely knows how it's done!!!!!!!
Now this is definitely the way to combine history and hauntings! Giving the historical facts with the ghostly goings on all together is the way I like it. To me, this is best and definitely much more interesting. I'd rather not read over half a book of the history then a few chapters of the hauntings. I will definitely keep up with this author as he absolutely knows how it's done!!!!!!!
August 7, 2020
This book was really fun. It looked at five states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. Some of the stories I was familiar with, and some I'd never heard before (like the fact the the ACTUAL London Bridge is in Arizona, and supposedly super haunted). It was a great, spooky overview.
April 23, 2023
History and Ghost Stories
I read to prepare for a future trip and I enjoy when ghost stories are accompanied by history. This book gives the history of the buildings or areas of the encounters.
I read to prepare for a future trip and I enjoy when ghost stories are accompanied by history. This book gives the history of the buildings or areas of the encounters.
June 22, 2021
Not what I thought
It was an okay book, just not v what I thought it was going to be. It was more in the academic verse than story telling.
It was an okay book, just not v what I thought it was going to be. It was more in the academic verse than story telling.
November 6, 2022
Author put the most effort into Texas and other states suffered for it. Editing progressively gets worse too.
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