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Haunted America #6
Haunted Homeland
Trapped miners from cave-ins long ago still calling for help.
Ghostly women lurking in the shadows of city streets.
Spectral holy men and outlaws from America's Spanish past making appearances in our modern age.
They are all citizens of Haunted America, and this is
HAUNTED HOMELAND.
From a haunted castle in the wilds of Alaska to phantom clergymen in the Southwest and mysterious bouncing lights on the East Coast, this latest volume covers the places, the people, and the things that belong to the earthbound realm of the fantastic. Michael Norman has gathered together spectral events of all kinds--apparitions of the famous like Mary Surratt, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Mad Anthony Wayne; haunted crime scenes in Chicago and along the Indiana byways; as well as banshees, poltergeists, and even a ghost named George who has become an accepted resident in a house in North Carolina.
Some of these tales date back to America's early days, such as the screaming woman of Marblehead, Massachusetts, while others rise from more contemporary sources, like noted mystery writer Mary Robert Rhinehart's encounter with ghost at a house on Long Island.
A ghostly Supreme Court Justice, a specter known as The Texan, an abandoned Canadian bride reminiscent of Dickens's Miss Haversham, and many others make an appearance in this latest chronicle of the Haunted American landscape.
Ghostly women lurking in the shadows of city streets.
Spectral holy men and outlaws from America's Spanish past making appearances in our modern age.
They are all citizens of Haunted America, and this is
HAUNTED HOMELAND.
From a haunted castle in the wilds of Alaska to phantom clergymen in the Southwest and mysterious bouncing lights on the East Coast, this latest volume covers the places, the people, and the things that belong to the earthbound realm of the fantastic. Michael Norman has gathered together spectral events of all kinds--apparitions of the famous like Mary Surratt, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Mad Anthony Wayne; haunted crime scenes in Chicago and along the Indiana byways; as well as banshees, poltergeists, and even a ghost named George who has become an accepted resident in a house in North Carolina.
Some of these tales date back to America's early days, such as the screaming woman of Marblehead, Massachusetts, while others rise from more contemporary sources, like noted mystery writer Mary Robert Rhinehart's encounter with ghost at a house on Long Island.
A ghostly Supreme Court Justice, a specter known as The Texan, an abandoned Canadian bride reminiscent of Dickens's Miss Haversham, and many others make an appearance in this latest chronicle of the Haunted American landscape.
448 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Michael Norman
17 books50 followersMichael Norman is a writer who makes his home in Western Wisconsin.
He is the author most recently of "The Nearly Departed: Minnesota Ghost Stories and Legends," published in 2009 by the Minnesota Historical Society Press.
He is the co-author with the late Beth Scott of the popular Haunted America series of ghost stories, and the co-author with writer Carol Roecklein of two vocabulary books written for ages 12 and up.
He is the author most recently of "The Nearly Departed: Minnesota Ghost Stories and Legends," published in 2009 by the Minnesota Historical Society Press.
He is the co-author with the late Beth Scott of the popular Haunted America series of ghost stories, and the co-author with writer Carol Roecklein of two vocabulary books written for ages 12 and up.
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October 23, 2022
Copyright 2006, this was part of my Aunt's book collection. I don't think I've read it before & none of the stories are familiar.
This book was a chore to get through. After reading the first book in the series, which was co-wrote with another author, I was wondering if her contribution was what kept the book from becoming like this one. The stories are rambling, boring. Too much information, then....cancel everything I said, because that's not really true. Over & over.
So, your husband's a doctor, but you stay in a house that freaks out your entire family for TWELVE years??? Please.
I read all the American stories & glancing through the Canadian ones, decided I was done.
There were a few I thought were ok. None that stand out 3 days after I've read it.
This book was a chore to get through. After reading the first book in the series, which was co-wrote with another author, I was wondering if her contribution was what kept the book from becoming like this one. The stories are rambling, boring. Too much information, then....cancel everything I said, because that's not really true. Over & over.
So, your husband's a doctor, but you stay in a house that freaks out your entire family for TWELVE years??? Please.
I read all the American stories & glancing through the Canadian ones, decided I was done.
There were a few I thought were ok. None that stand out 3 days after I've read it.
January 3, 2009
I would actually give this collection 2.5 stars, because it wasn't bad but it wasn't really holding my attention either. This is a pretty big collection of ghost stories from around the US and a little from Canada. I didn't really find any of the stories scary, though some did seem extraordinary. Most of the stories are historical in some way. Many of them occurred over 50 years ago. As I was reading I debated about whether it was interesting enough to hold my attention. I made it but just barely.
February 7, 2016
This would have gotten 1 star, but I found the information interesting so I upped it to two. The writing style absolutely ruined this book for me. The writing did not flow and in many cases was actually hard to read. It felt like the author was too busy trying to sound smart than to think about how the reader would read the book itself.
October 18, 2017
Haunted Homeland is folklore anthology by Micheal Norman and Beth Scott consisting of a series of different fireside tales and supernatural happenings from the American north. The novel covers most of the 50 states from Alaska to New York in a comprehensive and detailed fashion.
Initially, the book is a joyful romp, it’s easy to become enveloped in some of the tales spun throughout this book, however the further into the book you get, the more formulaic and dry the novel becomes. While the information is interesting, its presented in such a cookie cutter fashion that it becomes white noise. The authors seem more interested in quantity over quality. In some stories, the information and writing is there, but in others it’s just a three sentence summary with no information at all, just vague references.
Overall, there is simply not enough substance to make this book a worthwhile read. If read in short bursts, it is a mediocre collection of short stories, but as a whole, it is a rather poorly written, bland set of dated campfire tales, certainly not worth the eight-dollar price tag.
Initially, the book is a joyful romp, it’s easy to become enveloped in some of the tales spun throughout this book, however the further into the book you get, the more formulaic and dry the novel becomes. While the information is interesting, its presented in such a cookie cutter fashion that it becomes white noise. The authors seem more interested in quantity over quality. In some stories, the information and writing is there, but in others it’s just a three sentence summary with no information at all, just vague references.
Overall, there is simply not enough substance to make this book a worthwhile read. If read in short bursts, it is a mediocre collection of short stories, but as a whole, it is a rather poorly written, bland set of dated campfire tales, certainly not worth the eight-dollar price tag.
February 18, 2018
Haunted Homeland was such a great read. I love how Michael Norman brought together local ghost-lore from every state & territory as well as the history behind it. He doesn't prove or disprove the hauntings but states the historical facts and leaves it up to the reader to decide.
August 10, 2020
This was another good book although some stories seemed to drag on.
October 7, 2012
I love this series. I read the stories over and over again whenever I want a chill. They are more historical than scary; if you're looking for Steven King or Peter Straub, they are not it. Many of them are anecdotal or urban-legend. But even that gives me the willies! I recommend them highly.
February 9, 2009
It was a decent compilation of different places and the stories behind them. Not really captivating though. If anything, maybe it's a good guide to checking out some of the locations.
February 22, 2015
it was ok
October 11, 2013
This book took a very, very long time to read, while not really covering much new ground from the previous entries.
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June 25, 2007This book i haven't started yet but i will let you know what its about, obviously ghost stories!!
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