Ghosthunters' Guide to Virginia City - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ghosthunters' Guide to Virginia City write by Janice Oberding. This book was released on 2003. Ghosthunters' Guide to Virginia City available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Virginia City is Nevada's most haunted city. Ghosts and history abound in this city built on the side of Mt. Davidson from the riches of the Comstock Lode. The famous and the infamous have walked these wooden sidewalks; the miners, and the millionaires, the gunslingers, the ladies of the evening, and everyone else who dreamed of silver. Here in Virginia City, Mark Twain began his writing career, and witnessed the public hanging of a convicted killer. Some say his lonely ghost still walks these streets. He is not alone. Hauntings are everyday occurrences on the Comstock. When the sun goes down, the ghosts are lively; especially in Virginia City.
Haunted Virginia City
Haunted Virginia City - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Haunted Virginia City write by Janice Oberding. This book was released on 2015-09-28. Haunted Virginia City available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The author of Haunted Nevada explores the spooky goings-on in the city named one of the top-three most haunted towns in America. Unlike any city in America, Virginia City epitomizes the notion of a western boom-and-bust ghost town. The Comstock Silver Rush lured wealth seekers from around the world, including a young Samuel Clemens. Despite the fortune some found, not all of the town’s earliest settlers rest easy. Shops, hotels, boardwalks, and cemeteries are said to be filled with the supernatural remnants of Virginia City’s hardscrabble characters and their violent propensities. The queen of haunted Nevada, Janice Oberding, mines Virginia City’s spectral history, from the ghost of Henry Comstock to the ghostly Rosie and William of the Gold Hill Hotel. “Virginia City is known for its rich mining history that designated Nevada as the Silver State. But to local residents and paranormal investigators, it’s better known as a place to look for ghostly dwellers.” —Reno Gazette Journal
The Ghostly Tales of Virginia City
The Ghostly Tales of Virginia City - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ghostly Tales of Virginia City write by Stacia Deutsch. This book was released on 2022-08-01. The Ghostly Tales of Virginia City available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ghost stories from Virginia City, Nevada have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of Virginia City comes to life—even when the main players are dead. Wander into Six Mile Canyon, but keep your eye out for the ghost of old Jack Davis. Or check into the International Hotel for a glimpse of guests who checked in but never checked out. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
Monumental Lies
Monumental Lies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Monumental Lies write by Ronald M. James. This book was released on 2023-09-19. Monumental Lies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A playful embrace of tall tales and exaggeration, Monumental Lies explores the evolution of folklore in the Wild West. Monumental Lies: Early Nevada Folklore of the Wild West invites readers to explore how legends and traditions emerged during the first decades following the “Rush to Washoe,” which transformed the Nevada Territory after in 1859. During this Wild West period, there was widespread celebration of deceit, manifesting in tall tales, burlesque lies, practical jokes, and journalistic hoaxes. Humor was central, and practitioners easily found themselves scorned if they failed to be adequately funny. The tens of thousands of people who came to the West, attracted by gold and silver mining, brought distinct cultural legacies. The interaction of diverse perspectives, even while new stories and traditions coalesced, was a complex process. Author Ronald M. James addresses how the fluidity of the region affected new expressions of folklore as they took root. The wildly popular Mark Twain is often a go-to source for collections of early tall tales of this region, but his interaction with local traditions was specific and narrow. More importantly, William Wright—publishing as Dan De Quille—arose as a key collector of legends, a counterpart of early European folklorists. With a bedrock understanding of what unfolded in the nineteenth century, James considers how these early stories helped shaped the culture of the Wild West.
Comstock Phantoms
Comstock Phantoms - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Comstock Phantoms write by Brian David Bruns. This book was released on 2003-10-06. Comstock Phantoms available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. America's Largest Historical Monument is also its most haunted. The Old West lives on in Virginia City, NV. Literally. This collection of ghostly encounters contains detailed histories to amplify the setting, as well as facts and trivia. Also included are the author's hilarious ghost-hunting mishaps.
