Chicago Haunts: Ghostly Lore of the Windy City (Paperback)

~ 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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Product Description

With the first edition of Chicago Haunts, author Ursula Bielski captured 160 years of Chicago's haunted history in the first volume ever devoted to this intriguing subject. Combining lively storytelling with in-depth historical research, exclusive interviews, and insights from parapsychology, Bielski penned a unique and fascinating exploration of the region's supernatural folklore. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 263 pages
• Publisher: Lake Claremont Pr; 1 ed edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964242699
• ISBN-13: 978-0964242692
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,318,924 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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

By	Leann Pettis (Westchester, Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

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?