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Jo-Anne Christensen (Author)
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July 1, 2000
The history of Illinois is permeated with mysterious and ominous tales, from the streets of Chicago to the gentle curves of the Mississippi. Disembodied whispers behind walls and fading screams from across the water have given rise to ghostly legends and folklore around inexplicable events:

* Al Capone's victims return in ghostly forms to drive him crazy
* The spirit of Abraham Lincoln is felt, both in the White House and in his native town of Springfield
* A beautiful young lady flirts in Chicago ballrooms and hitchhikes through the Southwest Side, but invariably vanishes behind the gates of Resurrection Cemetery when pursued
* Farmers along the Mississippi feel their blood run cold when they encounter a grim, taciturn boatman -- with the face of a corpse
* Pedestrians on the Clark Street Bridge in Chicago hear the screams of the hundreds of pleasure-seeking passengers who plunged to their death when the steamboat Eastland capsized -- in 1915
* A Headless horseman riding a coal-black steed terrorizes citizens near Lakey's Creek
* Visitors to the old Hickory Hill Slave House tell of a shapeless terror that lurks in the attic there, recreating the horrors of the Reverse Underground Railroad
* From snowball-throwing spooks to grisly ghosts of vengeance, amazing apparitions arise in Decatur, Dallas City, Warsaw, Joliet, Bloomington, Peoria, Gurnee, Moline, Lewistown, Naperville, Monticello, Equality, Canton, Jonesboro, Woodstock, Normal, Charleston, Alton, and many little towns along the Mississippi.

Murder and tragedy are woven together with mystery and misfortune in this chilling collection of paranormal tales.


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About the Author

JO-ANNE CHRISTENSEN is the author of more than a dozen books, ranging from collections of fictional ghost stories to researched accounts of paranormal phenomena. She is both a full-time writer and a full-time mom.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 239 pages
  • Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing (July 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1551052393
  • ISBN-13: 978-1551052397
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,510,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reading on a Stormy Night, May 31, 2003
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Jo-Anne Christensen is a true story teller. While I did not find this book too awfully scary, I did catch myself looking over my shoulder a few times. Jo-Anne mixes just the right amount of history with the ghost story. She gives you a good background but doesn't bore you either. While most of the stories take place in Chigago, there are a few others to satisfy downstate readers as well. Jo-Anne covers famous Illinois ghost stories like Ressurection Mary and "Bloody Mary" Worth, but she also includes a lot of lesser known ledgends. This is a thick book that I found hard to put down. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone interested in Illinois ghost stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book, October 15, 2005
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The book is very interesting. Even my 12 year old Granddaughter has been reading it.
Very prompt in sending the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost Stories Illinois, December 8, 2011
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This is a great book! Interesting and lots of fun to read! I highly recommend this book! Anyone who likes to read ghost stories or urban legends will love this book!
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