Kentucky's beauty is offset by a violent past of Indian wars, Civil War battles, and the tragic spirits from these conflicts.

The bestselling author of "Ghosts Across Kentucky" now presents an all-new collection of amazing ghost stories of the state.

If you believe in ghosts, you're in good company. Haunted Histories brings America's most ghostly locales to life, illuminating their role in shaping U.S. history and detailing how they became the nation's most feared places. Haunted Histories takes readers on a state-by-state journey across the United States, exploring the nation's most feared places. Along the way, the text introduces readers to new ghostly tales and takes a fresh look at familiar stories and locations, with an eye to history. From well-known spooky spots like Salem, Massachusetts, to such lesser-known ones as the Shanghai Tunnels of Portland, Oregon, where spirits are supposedly trapped, readers will discover not only where America's most haunted places are but also why they are said to be haunted. The ghosts of the doomed Donner Party allow readers to experience the arduous and often deadly journey of America's westward wagon trains, while different kinds of "spirits" haunting old distilleries allow readers to discover how whiskey almost derailed the new American nation before it was born. This book can be studied for academic purposes as a historical reference, used as a source for classroom assignments, or simply read for the pleasure of a great story.

Kentucky is known primarily for horse racing, bourbon and fried chicken, but the "Dark and Bloody Ground" has a mysterious side as well. Kentuckians talk about their own "Hillbilly Beast," believed to have frightened campers at Mammoth Cave National Park. The gnarled and twisted Witches' Tree is a favorite on Louisville ghost tours. Kentucky's UFO incidents--like Thomas Mantell's mysterious plane crash, the Hopkinsville alien attack and the Paintsville train-UFO crash--are as puzzling and frightening now as they were when they happened. Folklore writer Alan Brown chronicles these strange stories and others that are very much a part of the unique culture of Kentucky.

What lurks in Idaho's shadowy corners? You might be surprised to find out. Filled with stories that are fascinating, strange, and often downright terrifying, Haunted Idaho is spellbinding entertainment! --Nate Kenyon, Award-winning author of Sparrow Rock, Diablo: The Order, and Day OneA collection of frightening stories from the Gem State, including . . .Strange phenomena at a real-life Bates MotelApparitions at Boise's Old State PenitentiaryPioneer spirits at an Oregon Trail ranch houseThe werewolf legend of Rose Hill CemeteryA ghostly miner who haunts a Sun Valley campgroundPhantom cries of the Bear River MassacreBigfoot encounters in the Sawtooth National Forest

Includes spirits of cowboys, miners, railroaders, explorers, and Native Americans.

Tales of unexplained phenomena in Delaware. Includes information on local ghost tours.

Tales of pirates, witches, and other amazing denizens of the state of Maine.

Vampires, spirits, and ghostly creatures of the Green Mountain State.

Northern California has a dark side--a hidden world of ghosts, monsters, and devils.