Research Catalog

Title

The haunted Boonslick : ghosts, ghouls, & monsters of Missouri's heartland / Mary Collins Barile.

Author

Barile, Mary.

Publication

Charleston, SC : Haunted America, 2011.

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Description

126 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"There is some uncertainty about the exact borders of the region that bounds the Boonslick trail but little doubt about the palpable and unsettling presence of its history. Stir up Missourians from St. Louis to Jackson County with the mention of ghosts, and after a few minutes of demurring, you will soon have more stories than you can shake a sheet at. Attend to the haunting music of John "Blind" Boone or the otherworldly poetry of Patience Worth. Crouch down in Civil War battlefields, crowded taverns or the uncomfortable saddle of a headless horse. Wend your way through Missouri's haunted heart: the Boonslick"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

Ghosts > Missouri

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Native American spirits and monsters -- Guinea Sam, conjure man -- The spectral gambler and other tales: 1812 to the Civil War -- Headless horrors -- The Devil's fiddle -- Bluff-top ghosts: the black carriage of Overton Landing and the light on the river -- The ghost music of John "Blind" Boone -- Boone's bones and other travelers -- Haunted flora and fauna -- Rivercene and Ravenswood -- Boo Mizzou! -- Spirited theaters -- Ghosts in the pen -- Skyrim: the Sorrat ghosts -- Come play with me in my grave -- A lady's house is her castle -- Drink to me only with thine cries: two haunted taverns -- The steamboat ghost.

ISBN

• 9781609492083
• 1609492080

LCCN

^^2011025150

OCLC

732318621

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library