Haunted Houses of California: A Ghostly Guide to Haunted Houses and Wandering Spirits (edition 2018)

by Antoinette May (Author)

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From San Diego's Whaley House to Sonoma's Valley of the Moon Saloon, California offers an amazing array of haunted sites. Enriched with historical background and generously illustrated, this fascinating, fun-to-read guide documents dozens of chill-inducing spots throughout the state, including hotels, bars, schools, historic buildings, and natural areas. Among the intriguing sites listed are the famous Winchester Mystery House, the infamous Red, White, and Blue Beach, and a host of lesser-known gems like the Easkoot House in Stinson Beach.… (more)

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Title:	Haunted Houses of California: A Ghostly Guide to Haunted Houses and Wandering Spirits
Authors:	Antoinette May (Author)
Info:	Wide World Publishing (2018), Edition: 3rd, 288 pages
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Fairly interesting book. Great way to learn some of the history of California. Only problems I had was that the editing was pretty bad. Lot of misspellings and gaps between words, sentences, etc. also the photographs were under exposed and hard to see any details in. (

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Arkrayder | Mar 27, 2019 |

Fun book to read, featuring numerous houses and locations in California that are reported to be haunted. The author has done extensive research on most of the places used as well as visiting many of the sites. She and a group even stayed over night in the Winchester Mystery House. Also pictures of almost all of the locations mentioned in the book. (

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ChrisWeir | Jul 7, 2017 |

A nice book on haunted houses in California: which also includes some hotels. You get to know the back story of each haunted place and their location: just in case you want to check it out for yourself. Not to worry, all locations mentioned in the book are accessible to the public. I really like how well the author research the local lore of each story so as to give the reader a better understanding of why a particular location obtained it's reputation as being haunted. (

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jphillips3334 | Mar 18, 2010 |

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California, USA

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Epigraph

All houses wherein men have lived and died/Are haunted houses. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Dedication

To two great ghost chasers - Sylvia Brown and Nick Nocerino and to C.J. Marrow and Vern Appleby who made the chase a merry one

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I used to like ghost stories.

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Brown, Sylvia

Nocerino, F.R. 'Nick'

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133.109794

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BF1472.U6

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From San Diego's Whaley House to Sonoma's Valley of the Moon Saloon, California offers an amazing array of haunted sites. Enriched with historical background and generously illustrated, this fascinating, fun-to-read guide documents dozens of chill-inducing spots throughout the state, including hotels, bars, schools, historic buildings, and natural areas. Among the intriguing sites listed are the famous Winchester Mystery House, the infamous Red, White, and Blue Beach, and a host of lesser-known gems like the Easkoot House in Stinson Beach.

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From San Diego’s Whaley House to Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon Saloon, California offers an amazing array of haunted sites. Enriched with historical background and generously illustrated, this fascinating, fun-to-read guide documents dozens of chill-inducing spots throughout the state, including hotels, bars, schools, historic buildings, and natural areas. Among the intriguing sites listed are the famous Winchester Mystery House, the infamous Red, White, and Blue Beach, and a host of lesser-known gems like the Easkoot House in Stinson Beach.

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