Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites
True Tales of Chicago's Famous Phantoms, Haunted History, and Unsolved Mysteries. If you're from Chicago or like to visit here, you've probably been to some of these places. Or at least you've heard of them: The John Hancock Building. The Field Museum. Lake Michigan. Navy Pier. Wrigley Field. The Biograph Theater. Graceland Cemetery. They are some of Chicago's landmarks and famous places. They plan an important role in our city's history and character. One more thing...they're haunted! At least that's how it seems. Funny things, frightening things, and unexplainable things can be seen and heard in connection with many of the people, places, and events from Chicago's history. People like Resurrection Mary (she was real!), gangster John Dillinger, and Cubs announcer Harry Caray. Spooky places like cemeteries and not-so-scary places like the schools and beaches you may go to. Horrible historic events like the Fort Dearborn and St. Valentine's Day Massacres. It's no wonder that ghosthunter and author Ursula Bielski believes this is the most haunted city in America! Read these nineteen tales and decide for yourself just how creepy Chicago is and whether or not your city is haunted by the people and events of its past.
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Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites
True Tales of Chicago's Famous Phantoms, Haunted History, and Unsolved Mysteries. If you're from Chicago or like to visit here, you've probably been to some of these places. Or at least you've heard of them: The John Hancock Building. The Field Museum. Lake Michigan. Navy Pier. Wrigley Field. The Biograph Theater. Graceland Cemetery. They are some of Chicago's landmarks and famous places. They plan an important role in our city's history and character. One more thing...they're haunted! At least that's how it seems. Funny things, frightening things, and unexplainable things can be seen and heard in connection with many of the people, places, and events from Chicago's history. People like Resurrection Mary (she was real!), gangster John Dillinger, and Cubs announcer Harry Caray. Spooky places like cemeteries and not-so-scary places like the schools and beaches you may go to. Horrible historic events like the Fort Dearborn and St. Valentine's Day Massacres. It's no wonder that ghosthunter and author Ursula Bielski believes this is the most haunted city in America! Read these nineteen tales and decide for yourself just how creepy Chicago is and whether or not your city is haunted by the people and events of its past.
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Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites

Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites

by Ursula Bielski
Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites

Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites

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Overview

True Tales of Chicago's Famous Phantoms, Haunted History, and Unsolved Mysteries. If you're from Chicago or like to visit here, you've probably been to some of these places. Or at least you've heard of them: The John Hancock Building. The Field Museum. Lake Michigan. Navy Pier. Wrigley Field. The Biograph Theater. Graceland Cemetery. They are some of Chicago's landmarks and famous places. They plan an important role in our city's history and character. One more thing...they're haunted! At least that's how it seems. Funny things, frightening things, and unexplainable things can be seen and heard in connection with many of the people, places, and events from Chicago's history. People like Resurrection Mary (she was real!), gangster John Dillinger, and Cubs announcer Harry Caray. Spooky places like cemeteries and not-so-scary places like the schools and beaches you may go to. Horrible historic events like the Fort Dearborn and St. Valentine's Day Massacres. It's no wonder that ghosthunter and author Ursula Bielski believes this is the most haunted city in America! Read these nineteen tales and decide for yourself just how creepy Chicago is and whether or not your city is haunted by the people and events of its past.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781933272283
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Michigan
Publication date: 08/01/2003
Series: Revised
Pages: 135
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 8 - 7 Years

About the Author

Ursula Bielski grew up in a haunted house on the North Side of Chicago and still lives in that same neighborhood with her own family. At an early age she became a believer in paranormal experiences, from the curse of the Chicago Cubs at nearby Wrigley Field to the ghosts at local Graceland Cemetery. In college Bielski tagged along with psychology students investigating reported hauntings, and she has been a ghosthunter ever since. Her interest in the apparent relationship between folklore and ghostly activity led Bielski to write the acclaimed and widely successful book, Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City. A second volume, More Chicago Haunts: Scenes from Myth and Memory, was released in 2000. She also co-authored Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries. This is her first book for younger readers. —This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Table of Contents

Prefacevii
Chapter 1Fort Dearborn: The Many Haunts of Chicago's Oldest Ghosts3
Chapter 2The Graveyards of Archer Avenue: On the Road with Some Famous Phantoms9
Chapter 3Robinson Woods: An Enchanted Forest on the Northwest Side19
Chapter 4Streeterville: Weirdness--and Weirdos--in the Fanciest Neighborhood in Town25
Chapter 5A Ghost at the Ballpark: Scary Harry and the Curse of the Cubs31
Chapter 6Bad-Guy Ghosts: Scary ... Dead or Alive35
Chapter 7Calvary Cemetery: A Damp Spirit on the North Shore43
Chapter 8The Lincoln Park Totem Pole: Sneaky Feats of a Mysterious Monument49
Chapter 9Rosehill: A Gaggle of Ghosts53
Chapter 10The Field Museum: Naturally Scary61
Chapter 11Woodlawn Cemetery: The Circus That Never Leaves Town65
Chapter 12Holy Family Church: The Paranormal Life--and Afterlife--of the Famous Father Damen71
Chapter 13Bachelors Grove Cemetery: Mischief Makers and Magic Houses79
Chapter 14A Ghost in the Firehouse: The Hand of Francis Leavy85
Chapter 15Graceland Cemetery: An Endless Game of Hide and Seek with the City's Littlest Ghost91
Chapter 16Horace Greeley Elementary School: No Floating in the Halls!99
Chapter 17Mount Carmel Cemetery: The Bride and the Baby105
Chapter 18Navy Pier: Come Dancing ... with the Dead!109
Chapter 19Montrose Point: Strange Stories from the "Magic Hedge"115
A Ghostly Glossary123
A Ghosthunter's Tools125
Interview Questions for Witnesses129
Recommended Reading132
Index134
About the Author137
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