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The Ghost Hunter’s Field Guide
Over 1000 Haunted Places You Can Experience
Rich Newman
The Ghost Hunter’s Field Guide features over 1,000 haunted places around the country in all fifty states that you can investigate yourself. Experience ghostly activity at battlefields, theaters, saloons, hotels, museums, resorts, parks, and other spooky sites—all of which are completely safe and accessible. From Alabama to Wyoming, you’ll find out where to go to glimpse the unquiet spirits of Civil War soldiers, plantation slaves, criminals, and other entities.
This alphabetized reference guide features over 100 photos and, for each location, includes the fascinating tales behind the haunting. Flip to your state to see what kind of paranormal phenomena commonly occur at each site: apparitions, shadow shapes, phantom sounds and scents, residual hauntings, psychokinetic activity, and more.
978-0-7387-2088-3, 432 pp., 6 x9
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Ghost Hunting for Beginners
Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Rich Newman
If you’re one of the countless fans of ghost-hunting TV shows itching to get off the couch and track some spirits on your own, this book provides everything you need to know to conduct a successful paranormal investigation.
Professional ghost hunter Rich Newman shares proven scientific methods, tried-and-true low-tech approaches, and the latest technology used by the pros. You'll learn what ghosts are, why hauntings occur, the different types of supernatural phenomena, and the importance of conducting responsible investigations. Find out how to form a team, interact with ghosts, gather and examine evidence—and what not to do when seeking spirits.
Along with helpful hints, insider tips, and seasoned insights gained from Newman’s decade of field work, Ghost Hunting for Beginners is peppered with true accounts of ghost stories from famous cases and the author’s own investigations.
978-0-7387-2696-0, 240 pp., 53⁄16 x 8
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Ghost Soldiers of Gettysburg
Searching for Spirits on America’s Most Famous Battlefield
Patrick Burke and Jack Roth
In Ghost Soldiers of Gettysburg, Jack Roth and Patrick Burke take readers on a journey into the world of high strangeness like few other writers ever have. Based on their first-hand accounts from the Gettysburg battlefield, this book presents compelling ghostly experiences, in-depth Civil War military history, cutting-edge scientific theories, and fascinating parapsychology principles all in one easy-to-understand package. The Battle of Gettysburg represents a defining moment in American history that ultimately cost thousands of men their lives, and the authors have successfully honored their sacrifices by creating a respectful, well-crafted and well-researched book that both believers and skeptics will thoroughly enjoy.
978-0-7387-3970-0, 264 pp., 6 x 9
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Ghosts of Lincoln
Discovering His Paranormal Legacy
Adam Selzer
Abraham Lincoln is one of the most haunted—and haunting—presidents in US history. Sightings of Lincoln’s ghost, as well as the ghost of his assassin, have been reported for more than 150 years. Visited by eerie premonitions, morbid dreams, and unusual events that seem too bizarre to be coincidence, Lincoln has become the source of dozens of myths and paranormal mysteries.
Investigating everything from obscure séance transcripts and nearly forgotten newspaper articles to the most peculiar paranormal claims, Ghosts of Lincoln digs deep into the annals of history and reveals the fascinating true stories behind the tales, rumors, and lore.
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