Big Book of Illinois Ghost Stories

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The latest volume in the Big Book series contains more than 100 stories from haunted locales across the Prairie State. Compiled by Illinois's best-known author on the paranormal, this collection ...

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Overview

The latest volume in the Big Book series contains more than 100 stories from haunted locales across the Prairie State. Compiled by Illinois's best-known author on the paranormal, this collection includes:

  • Permanent guests of the Mineral Springs Hotel
  • The horrible history of the Old Slave House
  • Active spirits in Decatur's Lincoln Theater
  • Foreboding Voorhies Castle
  • Hauntings in Lincoln's house
  • Tragic specters at the Iroquois Theater
  • Rumors of a Devil Baby in Hull House
  • Chicago's famous Resurrection Mary
  • Vanishing hitchhikers
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Spook chronicler extraordinaire Troy Taylor is back on the case. The author or co-author of scores of books on the supernatural returns with a 368-page compendium of Prairie State ghost visitations. The Big Book of Illinois Ghost Stories will hold your attention whether you're reading it as a serious study or simply as an entertainment. The hardcover includes tales about a haunted Decatur theatre; some posthumous Lincoln family reunions; and the eerie precincts of Voorhies Castle.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780811705042
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books
  • Publication date: 7/15/2009
  • Series: Big Book of Ghost Stories
  • Pages: 384
  • Sales rank: 677,654
  • Product dimensions: 6.40 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 1.50 (d)

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