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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: 263 pages
  • Publisher: Lake Claremont Pr; 1 ed edition (October 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0964242699
  • ISBN-13: 978-0964242692
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • 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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5.0 out of 5 stars Spooky, not hokey!, August 27, 1999
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This review is from: Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City (Paperback)
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 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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