Hauntings of the Underground Railroad : ghosts of the Midwest / Jane Simon Ammeson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ammeson, Jane, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haunted places--Middle West.

Haunted places.

Ghosts--Middle West.

Ghosts.

Middle West.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Before the Civil War, a network of secret routes and safe houses crisscrossed the Midwest to help African Americans travel north to escape slavery. Although many slaves were able to escape to the safety of Canada, others met untimely deaths on the treacherous journey--and some of these unfortunates still linger, unable to rest in peace. InHauntings of the Underground Railroad: Ghosts of the Midwest, Jane Simon Ammeson investigates unforgettable and chilling tales of these restless ghosts that still walk the night. This unique collection includes true and gruesome stories, like the story of a lost toddler who wanders the woods near the Story Inn, eternally searching for the mother torn from him by slave hunters, or the tale of the Hannah House, where an overturned oil lamp sparked a fire that trapped slaves hiding in the basement and burned them alive. Brave visitors who visit the house, which is now a bed and breakfast, claim they can still hear voices moaning and crying from the basement. Ammeson also includes incredible true stories of daring escapes and close calls on the Underground Railroad."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Phantom of the cellar

Spirits of the waters

Sold down the river: the reverse underground railroad

Lincoln walks at midnight

Outwitting the devil

Ghostly overload

A room with a ghoul

John Hunt Morgan

The last trip home

Michigan's haunted underground railroad

The conductor and the slave: the story of Levi Coffin and William Bush

Restless spirits

There should be ghosts!

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 12, 2017).

ISBN:

9780253033413

0253033411

9780253031297

025303129X