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Sto caricando le informazioni... Ghost Stories of New York Statedi Susan Smitten
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New York State's rich and colorful history has given rise to a wealth of blood-curdling, spine-tingling tales of the supernatural. Spanning the entire length and breadth of the Empire State, this carefully researched collection of fright-filled folklore explores the unexplained phenomena, colorful spirits and haunted history that make up New York's paranormal legacy: · Popper, a grumpy poltergeist with a tendency to pop open lids, causes a media frenzy on Long Island horses refuse to cross a bridge in the Genessee Valley--where a peddler was killed long ago · Henrietta, a saucy widow with a penchant for the drink, haunts a hard-to-find speakeasy in New York City on moonlit nights · a ghost soldier wanders Fort Niagara in search of his missing head slaughtered during the Revolutionary War · Loyalist Jane McCrea returns to haunt her former home in Fort Edward · a ghost pig, capable of splitting itself in two, chases away visitors to Fishkill · in Nyack, a couple wins an unusual lawsuit, making it illegal to knowingly sell a haunted house in New York State · Martha Mesereau, one of Staten Island's most famous spirits, waits patiently for her husband's return from the Civil War · vehicles and hitchhikers disappear without a trace along Devil's Elbow, an ominous stretch of road in the Catskills Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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An abandoned warehouse in Long Island has become the domain of a young woman who was brutally assaulted and murdered by (surprise, surprise…) a man. In Poughkeepsie’s Christ Episcopal Church a controversial Bishop watches over his congregation. Proud, feisty and spoiled Eliza reminds visitors to mind their manners in the Morris-Jumel Museum while the Cohoes Music Hall is graced with the spirit of vaudeville legend Eva Tanguay. The astonishing Broadway lights don’t bother Olive who still resides in the New Amsterdam Theatre and Raynham Hall hides a tragic love inside its pretty walls. David Belasco’s presence hasn’t left his 44th Street Broadway theatre that seems to have a penchant for disturbing Shakespearean performances and the sad spirit of Gitty Tredwell who was denied the love of her life is seen in the Old Merchant’s House, one of the most famous brownstones.
Mill Glenn Inn in Lewiston is haunted by a cat (how immensely perfect is this?) and in Bull’s Head Inn, Mrs Stacy does everything in her (supernatural) power to stop you from drinking. Once an anti-alcohol activist always an anti-alcohol activist...Who hasn’t heard of the Dakota, one of Manhattan’s most famous apartment buildings, and who isn’t aware of the legends that surround it? Who has visited it and hasn’t shed bitter tears over the loss of one of the most gifted artists of our world? Naturally, I am referring to the one and only John Lennon. In Greenwich Villages’ One if by Land, Two if by the Sea, the supernatural activity is massive but a painting that has the power to influence the mood of the clientele surely takes the cake. In Staten Island, Martha Mesereau is still trying to leave a candle by the window, waiting and crying for her husband and in the White Horse Tavern, one can still sense the legacy of Dylan Thomas.
In the town of Ashantee, a strange fate lies on the descendants of Herbert and Martha Blow Wadsworth. In Nyack, a haunting case became the origins of the law that makes it illegal to knowingly sell a haunted house in New York State. Friends of the Paranormal will surely have heard of the infamous Fox sisters and the Rochester Rappings from beyond. In Ticonderoga, the fort defended by the Marquis de Montcalm (yes, THAT Marquis) is still echoing with brutal battles and unfortunate fates while USS The Sullivans commemorates the bravery and sacrifice of the family who inspired the legendary Saving Private Ryan.
Whether seen in public (in theatres, museums, inns), or in private residences, in hotels, schools, forts and roads, the spectres of New York State remind us of a land steeped in history, legends and character.
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