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Ghosts Washington Revisited: The Ghostlore to the Nation's Capitol - Couverture souple

Alexander, John

 
9780764306532: Ghosts Washington Revisited: The Ghostlore to the Nation's Capitol
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ISBN 10 : 0764306537 ISBN 13 : 9780764306532
Editeur : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

A reporter for the capitol's Washington Star newspaper wrote in 1891, "Washington is the greatest town for ghosts in this country." John Alexander has collected and preserved tales about the famous and infamous of the nation's capitol who still revisit the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and many other buildings and homes said to be haunted. Ghosts! Washington Revisited is a revised and updated edition of Ghosts! Washington's Most Famous Ghost Stories. Among these tales are ghost stories from neighboring Virginia and Maryland communities including Mount Vernon, Arlington, Alexandria, Manassas, and the Blandensburg dueling grounds. These spectral tales are accomopanied by over 180 images of haunted sites and famous individuals said to return to Washington long after departing this life.

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À propos de l'auteur

John Alexander is a journalist with a deep love of folklore. Alexander attributes his passion for folklore to the influence of his maternal great-grandmother, a Cherokee, "who imbued her story telling abilities in her grand- daughter, and she in her son."

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Éditeur
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0764306537
ISBN 13 
9780764306532
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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