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West Texas tales (American Chronicles Ser.)
Par Mike Cox. 2011
The haunting of Las Vegas (Ghost Hunter's Guide)
Par Janice Oberding. 2008
Talking mysteries: a conversation with Tony Hillerman
Par Tony Hillerman, Ernie Bulow, T. Hillerman. 2004
White Pine County: where the Great Basin highway meets the loneliest road in America
Par Andrea Graham. 2003
Hauntings from the Snake River Plain
Par Bonnie Dodge, Patricia Santos Marcantonio, Dixie Thomas Reale. 2012
Idaho ghost stories. A lost cave, a possessed canyon and a visit from mysterious strangers are only some of the…
stories you will find in this anthology by Idaho writers. Lock the door, turn on the lights and enjoy these haunted talesMexican ghost tales of the Southwest
Par Alfred Avila, Kat Avila. 1995
Twenty-one Mexican ghost tales translated from Spanish. In La Llorona, a widowed mother who drowns her three children is forced…
by God to roam the world's rivers searching for their bones. In The Bad Boy, a young man kills his ailing mother but sinks into the riverbank where he tries to wash his blood-stained clothes. For grades 5-8 and older readersBlackfeet and buffalo: memories of life among the Indians
Par James Willard Schultz. 1962
The author married a Blackfeet woman, became a member of the tribe, and was given a Blackfeet name. The disappearance…
of the buffalo was as hard for him as for other Blackfeet. The historic and social value in this book lies in the author's first-hand accounts of intertribal conflicts, differences between the government and the Blackfeet, and Indian religious beliefs and observances. For high school and adult readers"Ghost dance winter" and other tales of the frontier
Par Sally Springmeyer Zanjani. 1994
A selection of stories from Nevada's history taken from articles written and published over a span of 20 years. Zanjani's…
tales are woven from stories told to her during her childhood and historical research. AdultThe story of grizzly bear looking up
Par Claude Schaeffer. 2008
This is the story of a Salish boy whose tribal members all died of smallpox. A grizzly bear came and…
took him to another tribal unit, for which he eventually became the Chief. For preschool-grade 2An ornery bunch: tales and anecdotes collected by the WPA Montana Writers Project, 1935-1942
Par WPA Montana's Writer's Project, Megan Hiller, WPA Montana Writer's Project Staff. 1999
Between 1935 and 1942, the field workers for the Montana Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), conducted oral…
history interviews and researched folklore for a Montana folklore publication. Read about beer rustling in Butte, horses so fast they can outrun a storm, winters so cold they'll freeze your shadow to the ground, and the touching first meeting of Brother Van and Kid Curry. Some of Montana's first pioneers recorded these outrageous and often hilarious tales covering everything from a poker-playing magpie to the accepted cure for a greedy hunter. Every Westerner with a sense of humor and heritage, and folklorists everywhere, must add this book to their collectionsWicked Virginia City (Wicked Ser.)
Par Peter B Mires, Peter B. Mires. 2020
Perched on the side of a mountain in the Nevada desert, Virginia City existed for one reason only: to make…
money. The mining frenzy of the mid-nineteenth century uncovered veins of precious metals that would be expressed in billions today, attracting the enterprising madam Cad Thompson, the charismatic highwayman Nickanora and a plethora of swindlers. Miners, flush with their wages, supported a healthy economy of gambling, drinking and prostitution and even launched a few political careers. Sam Clemens, who became Mark Twain while reporting for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, called it "the livest town that America had ever produced." Join author Peter B. Mires as he explores the seamy side of this quintessential mining boomtown. AdultGhosts and legends of Nevada's highway 50 (Haunted America Ser.)
Par Janice Oberding. 2018
The 287-mile stretch of highway that runs east to west across Nevada's desert is billed as the "Loneliest Road in…
America." But those who explore it find there is plenty to discover along the way in the towns of Austin, Eureka, Ely, Fallon and Fernley. Every one of these places has its own unique history, ghosts and stories to tell. From the sordid lynching of Richard Jennings to the humorous legend about a famous sack of flour, author Janice Oberding treks across Highway 50 seeking spirits and uncovering the tales of Singing Sand Mountain, the Red-Headed Giants, the Giroux Mine Disaster and many more. AdultCoffee in the gourd (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society #02)
Par J. Frank Dobie. 1923
Memoirs of a Monster Hunter: A Five-Year Journey in Search of the Unknown
Par Nick Redfern. 2007
The British paranormal investigator recounts his five-year journey through America in pursuit of the monstrous unknown in this memoir.For centuries,…
people across the world have had a fascination with monsters and strange creatures. They marvel at the tales and legends of the Bigfoot of the Pacific Northwest; of the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas; of the infamous and diabolical Moth-Man of West Virginia; of fire-breathing dragons; and of those dark denizens of the deep: lake monsters and sea serpents. But do such creatures really exist? Can it be true that our planet is home to fantastic beasts that lurk deep within its forests and waters? Memoirs of a Monster Hunter proves the answer is a resounding yes!In this follow-up to his wildly successful Three Men Chasing Monsters, paranormal investigator and author Nick Redfern chronicles his surreal road-trip through the United States and beyond in search of all-things monstrous. His strange adventures lasted five years and saw him doggedly pursuing a menagerie of creatures, including gargoyles, giant birds, and what some believe are living dinosaurs. Follow Redfern as he:Explores the El Yunque rainforest of Puerto Rico in search of the terrifying Chupacabras: a razor-clawed, glowing-eyed beast that is part giant bat and part vampireSeeks out the Goat Man: a menacing creature that evokes imagery of both demons and the fabled cloven-hoofed Centaurs of ancient mythology, and is said to inhabit the forests of East TexasChases after what many people believe are real-life, flesh-and-blood werewolves that surface from hidden lairs and prowl the countryside when the Moon is fullPart X-Files, part Crocodile Hunter with a mix of Jurassic Park and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Memoirs of a Monster Hunter takes you on a roller-coaster ride into the unknown. Read personal accounts of the monsters that inhabit your wildest imagination and your worst nightmares. The creatures you were told couldn’t possibly exist, really do.Praise for Memoirs of a Monster Hunter“This is one of the best books I’ve read in years. Redfern sweeps you away on his personal adventure. Around the world, from romance, to ghastly beasts, to the cosmos, Redfern has candidly shared the wonders of his young life.” —Joshua P. Warren, author of Pet Ghosts and How to Hunt Ghosts