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Ghost Stories of California
California's rich and colorful history has produced a wealth of tales about the supernatural. These unique stories of scary folklore come from all over the state and include such legends as the ghostly sailors that roam, the decks of the Queen Mary at Long Beach to the malevolent phantoms that still haunt Alcatraz.
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
January 1st 2000
by Lone Pine Publishing
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I thought that Ghost Stories of California was a very good and interesting book. I thought it was a good book because i really like to read and listen to ghost stories so that made that book really fun for me. It was interesting to me because some of the stories didn't really make sense to me so I had to read them a few times to understand it fully. What made it difficult for me to understand was the language. This brings me to my first literary term figurative language which is when you you don...more
Ghost Stories of California is exactly what it sounds like it would be. It's a very basic list of the most popular ghost stories that are told throughout the state of California.
While it's quite interesting to read about the Ghosts of California's past (especially if you actually live in California), you may not enjoy this book much if you're prone to skepticism about the afterlife. This book is full of exactly the kind of stories you might tell around a campfire, with very little research invol...more
While it's quite interesting to read about the Ghosts of California's past (especially if you actually live in California), you may not enjoy this book much if you're prone to skepticism about the afterlife. This book is full of exactly the kind of stories you might tell around a campfire, with very little research invol...more
My friend gave me this book because she knows I love anything paranormal and it was very good - lots of interesting stories (one in particular about hauntings on the Queen Mary). I also appreciated the fact that the author made an effort to document each event. I've local histories before where it's all he-said/she-said and the events are too nebulous to be truly spine chilling. This book gave me a few goosebumps.
I loved this book!! It was well written, and held various accounts of different supposedly haunted places in California. As I am really in to the paranormal, and true ghost tales, this one was right up my alley! And the added bonus being I was born and raised in California, living the first 27 years of my life there, I knew of some of the places they spoke of.
Jul 27, 2011
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It gets pretty repetitive with the "mysterious sounds," but the history of California related to the "ghosts" is pretty cool.
A good book filled with many haunting, true stories of various landmarks located in California. A good read!
This book was pretty neat...if you are intrigued by spirits.
Fun and interesting. The author puts a keen spin on popular and unknown haunted sites in the golden gate state. The sites are grouped by location so you cna pick and chose the areas you want to read about.
Jul 09, 2008
Holly
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Good campfire type reading. Honestly, I didn't finish it.
Nov 13, 2008
Chris
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5 of 5 stars
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I bought it at The Wincester Mystry House, in San Jose, Ca.
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I love books like this, folklore.
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