Possessions : the history and uses of haunting in the Hudson Valley / Judith Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, Judith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ghosts--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.).

Ghosts.

Haunted places--Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.).

Haunted places.

Ghosts in literature.

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Social life and customs.

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p. ) ill., map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richardson argues that tales of haunting in the Hudson Valley are no mere echoes of the past but function in an ongoing, contentious politics of place. 'Possessions' illuminates problems of belonging and possessing that haunt the USA as a whole.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

1. “How Comes the Hudson to this Unique Heritage?”

2. Irving’s Web

3. The Colorful Career of a Ghost from Leeds

4. Local Characters

5. Possessing High Tor Mountain

Epilogue: Hauntings without End

Notes

Index

Notes:

Originally published: 2003.

Includes bibliographicasl references (p. 211-286) and index.

ISBN:

9780674042704

0674042700

OCLC:

923112620