Haunting Sunshine (Paperback)

~ (Author) "For the first forty-nine years of my life, I got along perfectly well with ghosts because we had no interest in each other..." (more)
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Product Description

Spectral visions, footsteps in the attic, thumps in the night. Who hasn’t witnessed or heard such things and not thought of ghosts? Join your guide, author Jack Powell, on a wild ride from Pensacola to Jacksonville and down to Key West, touring Florida’s places and history through some of its best ghost stories. Powell has woven together a creepy collection of tales. Explore the darker side of the Sunshine State.

• Who are the spectral Confederate soldiers still on guard at

Apalachicola’s Magnolia Hall?
• What horrible fate awaited the pirate’s lover in Pensacola?
• Care to check out the last crop Edgar Watson planted on his farm in the Everglades?
• When will the ghost leave baby Carly’s room?
• How can preschool children describe Grampa’s clothing when he’s been dead so many years?
• Is it possible for a home security system to detect a ghost? Ask the new owners of a house in Pensacola.

You never know who (or what) you are going to meet around the next bend, or when you turn the next page. So, wait until dark, snuggle into a comfy chair, turn down the lights, and settle in for a good read. But, remember, if you feel a shiver down your spine or a chill on the back of your neck . . . you might not want to turn around to see what’s there.

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: Pineapple Press (FL); 1st edition (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561642207
• ISBN-13: 978-1561642205
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #497,696 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Florida's Mysteries, February 13, 2008

By	J. E. Stephens "Jeanne" (Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is an excellent source of Florida's mysteries. From one end of the state to the other, the author investigates ghosts, hauntings, and things that go bump in the night. As a resident, I enjoyed this guide to the unknown Florida. If you enjoy mysteries or ghost stories you need to read this book.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars pass on this one, August 26, 2003

By	"_dementia" (Florida) - See all my reviews

Dull, dull, dull.

I can't understand how a topic ripe with drama and suspense can be tranformed into the most boring accounts of the supernatural I've ever read.

Powell dryly regurgitates the stories he's heard with little interest in drawing the reader into the story he tells. His stories are additionally punctuated with random comments of the people and places Powell happened to pass on his "research".

I'd highly recommend skipping this book. I was so disappointed.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunted Sunshine, October 25, 2001

By	Lee Holloway "lee77" (Jacksonville, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the best book, to date, about the many ghosts of Florida. It is well-researched and contains photos of the haunted sites. I highly recommend it.