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Norman, Michael, 1947 June 29-

Haunted Wisconsin / Michael Norman and Beth Scott.

Revised edition.

Black Earth, Wisc. : Trails Books, [2001]

©2001

xiv, 226 pages ; 23 cm

Retold from personal interviews, newspapers, archives, and other sources, stories of ghosts, apparitions and othe supernatural occurences ranging from historical tales embedded in 19th century superstition to contemporary accounts of strange occurences in modern-day homes. This revised edition includes new stories and revisions to some of the tales original to the first edition. In addition, a few stories have been dropped for various reasons.

The haunted north (Ghost Island -- The Lynch affair -- Confirmation -- The Paulding Light : mystery solved? -- Do not disturb -- A flame in the window -- The Parker House Poltergeist -- There goes Mamie! -- Uncle Otto -- Don't mess with Elmer -- A dream so real -- The summoning -- House of chimes -- The girl in white -- The burnings -- The spirits of Madeline Island -- Two Ojibway ghosts -- The Coulee Road ghost -- The chieftain's curse -- A quartet of wisps (The wisp that roared -- The wisp in the graveyard -- The wisp on the road -- The hitchhiking wisp) -- The pendant -- The lady in brown -- The Psychic Sisters) -- Southern specters (Someone to watch over me -- Mrs. Courtney's return -- Voice on the bridge -- He came by night -- The phantom rider of Pumpkin Hollow -- The possession of Carl Seige

Murder on the boardwalk -- Footsteps in the dark -- The Hille curse -- Marie -- Terror in the night -- Muffled screams -- Giddings' haunted boardinghouse -- House of evil -- The face on the bedroom curtain -- The restless servant girl -- The legacy of Mary Buth Farm -- The strange case of Henry James Brophy -- A daneful of ghosts -- Wayfaring strangers -- The horse of death -- A place of ghosts -- Arthur -- Cassandra -- The Ridgeway ghost).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index.

Ghosts -- Wisconsin.

Legends -- Wisconsin.

Scott, Beth, 1922-1994

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