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Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City (Paperback)

by Ursula Bielski (Author) "IN RECENT YEARS, INCREASING NUMBERS OF HISTORIANS HAVE ALERTED US TO THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLECTIVE MEMORY AND POPULAR CONSCIOUSNESS, WHETHER EXPRESSED in the diverse ways..." (more)
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Paperback: 277 pages
Publisher: Lake Claremont Press; Revised edition (September 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0964242672
ISBN-13: 978-0964242678
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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IN RECENT YEARS, INCREASING NUMBERS OF HISTORIANS HAVE ALERTED US TO THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLECTIVE MEMORY AND POPULAR CONSCIOUSNESS, WHETHER EXPRESSED in the diverse ways of interpreting solid facts and figures or in the form of myths, legends, and stories. Read the first page

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apparitional sightings, haunting legends, ley hunters, quarry pond, vanishing hitchhiker, paranormal activity, psi phenomena

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Bachelors Grove, Archer Avenue, Resurrection Mary, Fort Dearborn, Hull House, North Shore, Lake Michigan, Cook County, Great Lakes, Resurrection Cemetery, Blessed Mother, Devil Baby, Sheridan Road, Chicago Tribune, Lincoln Park, Ursula Bielski, Archer Woods, Holy Family, Mary Worth, Queen of Heaven, Biograph Theater, Clark Street, John Kinzie, Lincoln Avenue, Native American

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Resurrection Mary: A Ghost Story by Kenan Heise on 6 pages
To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire by David Cowan on 5 pages
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino on 4 pages
Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg on 4 pages
Chicago: City on the Make: 50th Anniversary Edition, Newly Annotated by Nelson Algren on page 105, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Spooky, not hokey!, August 27, 1999

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So many of these ghostly compendiums are sloppily researched and written for the lowest common denominator. Not so with this book. Bielski is first and foremost a historian, a "ghost scholar" second. Her stories of these Chicago legends, many of them done to death (sorry), resonate with a scholar's respect for research and a sociologist's eye for the big picture. A ripping good read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly compelling and insightful, September 16, 1998

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This review is from: Chicago Haunts: Ghostly Lore of the Windy City (Paperback)

This book is as thoroughly compelling and insightful as it is entertaining and frightening. It is quite obvious that the author is well-versed in the ghostlore and history of her big-shouldered hometown. The research is painstaking in detail and reveals a book that is definitely not the work of an amatuer ghost chaser but rather that of a learned professional. The work is serious yet lively and engaging. It is by far the best book ever published on Chicago ghostlore and paranormality. Not an after dark book for the faint of heart. Two thumbs up.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Tour Guide, March 25, 2000

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This book is fantastic! I took a ghost tour around Halloween and met someone who told me about this book. Of course, this is the revised addition. Not only do I own both copies, I have purchased many as gifts! You don't need to pay someone for a ghost tour. Buy the book and gather your friends and have a wonderful time! For those of you who are afraid, no need to be. This isn't a horror book! Chances of seeing a ghost, depends ... do you believe?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Includes the Paranormal Related to the Our Lady of the Angels School Fire
This book has everything: Ghostly hitchhikers, haunted scenes of mass murder, cemeteries, weeping statues, the cult of saints, a fireman's premonition of death, poltergeists,... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars You try it sometime
As the author of the "Chicago Haunts" series of books it's beyond frustrating to read reviews that ask these questions:

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Published on November 25, 2006 by Ursula Bielski

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An astounding piece of work, this first of Ms. Bielski's growing series changed the way so many of us look at Chicago--and beyond. Read more

Published on November 12, 2006 by Margaret Hemp

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice effort the least
I truly enjoy reading book on the paranornal but was not too impressed with this book. Dates and information were not exactly right, so why even place them in the book. Read more

Published on June 9, 2006 by A reader

2.0 out of 5 stars CHILLING, BUT IT'S STILL TRAVELOGUE
Ultimately, this book is cocktail chatter--provocative facts (but with appalling gaps), dramatic scenarios, terribly entertaining. Read more

Published on February 16, 2006 by Lance C. Panzer

1.0 out of 5 stars Historian? You need to do more research!
I have the revised edition of this book, and I cannot understand how this author can claim to be a "historian" and get so much of the history wrong. Read more

Published on October 13, 2005 by K. Marcuccilli

5.0 out of 5 stars Something Wonderful, Hard to Duplicate
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I read this book with great anticipation, but finished it with utter and complete disappointment. Instead of being an objective and intelligent addition to the literature of... Read more

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