Ghosts of Boston [Paperback]

Joseph Mont (Author), Marcia Weaver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2002

Collected here for the first time in one book, is a complete compendium of the ghost stories and haunted legends of Boston.

Within these pages you'll be introduced to The Boston Strangler, The Lady in Black and the restless spirits of Charles Dickens, Babe Ruth and Captain Kidd. You'll learn about local entrepreneurs who raised money by raising the dead and why some colleges offer "co-dead" dormitories and a lesson in terror. You'll take in a show with the undead guests in the Theater District and picnic on Boston Common with ghostly companions. Evil pirates, haunted lighthouses, cold hearted killers, witches and demons are all here to offer a guided tour of the dark side of Boston.

Editorial Reviews

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Haunts of Boston "New book scares up local tales of ghostly appearances." -- Kay Lazar, Boston Herald, October 29, 2000

About the Author

Joseph Mont is a journalist who has worked and written for such publications as The Improper Bostonian, TAB Newspapers, Mariner Newspapers. He is also the former editor of Boston CIGAR Lifestyles. Mont is currently employed as an editor of the Jamaica Plain Bulletin.

Marcia Weaver is the former owner of South Station Concierge, and is a trained cigar roller in the Cuban tradition, owning Boston Cigar Factory, specializing in rolling cigars at parties and events. Through Mont's and Weaver's efforts, the Boston Cigar Factory has been featured in TV's Chronicle, numbers publications, including: The Boston Herald; the Boston Business Journal; the Improper Bostonian; Food and Beverage; Where Magazine; The Seaport Journal, Nation's Restaurant News; Cigar Acicionado; Smoke Shop Magazine; BE Express and Stuff @ Night. Marcia Weaver also wrote and produced Stranger Danger, Playing It Safe, a video, which is currently utilized by hundreds of D.A.R.E. programs across the country.

Weaver previously owned Haunted Hayrides, at Glen Farm in Portsmouth, RI from 1991-1996, where her interest in all things haunted was exorcized.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Snakehead Press (October 30, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0972464506
• ISBN-13: 978-0972464505
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,297,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Ghost Walk, October 25, 2010

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This review is from: Ghosts of Boston (Paperback)

This was a fun book. We went on a ghost walk and it was fun to hear the stories told at the locations where they took place. The book covers more stories than are covered on the ghost walks. I always try to find one ghost book for every city that I visit. This was a good book for the city of Boston.