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Author :Andrew Homer Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781540388681 Total Pages :172 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (886 download)
Book Synopsis Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings by : Andrew Homer
Download or read book Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings written by Andrew Homer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings is a ghostly gazetteer guide to over 150 spooky locations from in and around this area of the West Midlands. The Black Country has never been a clearly defined area and so whilst most of these haunted locations are most definitely 'Black Country' also included are some ghostly tales from a little further afield such as the haunted Drakelow Tunnels in Wolverley and some stories from the east of Shropshire where the county borders with the Wolverhampton area. Within these pages you will find haunted houses, castles, pubs, hotels and a host of other locations carefully researched and mapped by the author over many years. Where known, buildings which no longer exist at the time of publication are noted in the text. Similarly, photographs taken at the time the stories were collected may not necessarily reflect buildings and locations as they appear now. This is particularly true of public houses. Do take care if you are planning to visit any of these haunted locations in person and please be respectful of both people and places. Very few are private homes but those that are would probably not welcome unwanted intrusion. The vast majority can be visited if you have the nerve but bear in mind some may charge an admission fee if the hauntings are based on a castle or museum site for example. Haunted hostelries of course may be visited during opening hours for nothing more than just the price of a drink.
Book Synopsis Black Country Ghosts by : Anthony Poulton-Smith
Download or read book Black Country Ghosts written by Anthony Poulton-Smith and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local author Anthony Poulton-Smith takes the reader on a fascinating A—Z tour of the haunted places of the Black Country. Contained within the pages of this book are strange tales of spectral sightings, active poltergeists and restless spirits appearing in streets, inns, churches, estates, public buildings and private homes across the area. They include the ghost of a murdered woman in Dudley's Station Hotel cellar, the tragic lovers of Cradley Heath's Haden Estate, Walsall's notorious Hand of Glory and Coseley's enormous black dog forecasting death. This new collection of stories, a product of both historical accounts and numerous interviews conducted with local witnesses, is sure to appeal to all those intrigued by the Black Country's haunted heritage.
Book Synopsis A Country of Ghosts by : Margaret Killjoy
Download or read book A Country of Ghosts written by Margaret Killjoy and published by AK Press. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dimos Horacki is a Borolian journalist and a cynical patriot, his muckraking days behind him. But when his newspaper ships him to the front, he’s embedded in the Imperial Army and the reality of colonial expansion is laid bare before him. His adventures take him from villages and homesteads to the great refugee city of Hronople, built of glass, steel, and stone, all while a war rages around him. The empire fights for coal and iron, but the anarchists of Hron fight for their way of life. A Country of Ghosts is a novel of utopia besieged and a tale that challenges every premise of contemporary society.
Download or read book Black Ghosts written by Ken N Kamoche and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dan Chiponda earns a scholarship to study in China and reluctantly leaves Zimbabwe for an uncertain future. While stoically dealing with racial abuse in a country where Africans are known as black ghosts, he is too timid to engage in the money-making schemes available to students. Yet he remains haunted by the weight of his mother’s expectations, encapsulated by the image of the African fish eagle. But the best he can do is a safe job in a bar run by the enigmatic Wang. Things take a dramatic turn when Chinese students pour into the streets in an orgy of violence to drive Africans out of town. Dan’s first impulse is to escape to Zimbabwe but the pressure from his family and the love for his girlfriend Lai Ying force him to stay put. In the aftermath of the riots, tight rules force the foreign students to create innovative ways to see their girlfriends, and in the midst of all this, Lai Ying gets pregnant and secretly procures an abortion. Nothing will ever be the same again.
Book Synopsis Once Upon a Time in the Black Country Part 2 by : Thomas Dearn
Download or read book Once Upon a Time in the Black Country Part 2 written by Thomas Dearn and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-07 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical crime saga continues. Written as both a prequel and sequel to the highly acclaimed first novel, Harry Scriven must come to terms with mistakes made in a previous life as his past returns to haunt him. A gripping tale of revenge and retribution with brutal consequences.
Book Synopsis A Demon-Haunted Land by : Monica Black
Download or read book A Demon-Haunted Land written by Monica Black and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A Demon-Haunted Land is absorbing, gripping, and utterly fascinating... Beautifully written, without even a hint of jargon or pretension, it casts a significant and unexpected new light on the early phase of the Federal Republic of Germany’s history. Black’s analysis of the copious, largely unknown archival sources on which the book is based is unfailingly subtle and intelligent.” —Richard J. Evans, The New Republic In the aftermath of World War II, a succession of mass supernatural events swept through war-torn Germany. A messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores of people accused their neighbors of witchcraft, and found themselves in turn hauled into court on charges of defamation, assault, and even murder. What linked these events, in the wake of an annihilationist war and the Holocaust, was a widespread preoccupation with evil. While many histories emphasize Germany’s rapid transition from genocidal dictatorship to liberal democracy, A Demon-Haunted Land places in full view the toxic mistrust, profound bitterness, and spiritual malaise that unfolded alongside the economic miracle. Drawing on previously unpublished archival materials, acclaimed historian Monica Black argues that the surge of supernatural obsessions stemmed from the unspoken guilt and shame of a nation remarkably silent about what was euphemistically called “the most recent past.” This shadow history irrevocably changes our view of postwar Germany, revealing the country’s fraught emotional life, deep moral disquiet, and the cost of trying to bury a horrific legacy.
Book Synopsis Haunted Black Country by : Andrew Homer
Download or read book Haunted Black Country written by Andrew Homer and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beer and Spirits offers a fascinating insight into the stories behind some of Central England's most haunted pubs. With over 50,000 public houses in the United Kingdom, the local pub has become an essential part of British culture. Samuel Pepys described the inn as the heart of England. Pubs have been an integral part of British culture since Roman times. The lives and dramas, intrigues and mysteries of the people who visited them form the rich tapestry of any local pub. As a result there are often many stories and histories that are inherently part of the place, and naturally ghost stories and haunted reputations form a dynamic feature of many local pubs. From spectral monks and phantom coaches, to ghostly highwaymen and supernatural hounds, the authors examine some well known and not so well known aspects of Black Country pub history and folklore. While the stories and accounts in this book are not meant to offer any proof or conclusive evidence of ghosts, they do offer a fresh look at new and more traditional accounts of haunted pubs in the Black Country and the surrounding area.
Book Synopsis Once Upon a Time in the Black Country by : Thomas Dearn
Download or read book Once Upon a Time in the Black Country written by Thomas Dearn and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1 in the highly acclaimed Once upon a time In the Black Country series. Set in the post Second World War Black Country area of the West Midlands, Harry Scriven is a man torn between family loyalties, his moral compass and an ever present sense of justice. Can violence ever be justified? In a world of 1950s nostalgia, classic cars, long forgotten pubs and vintage music, Once upon a time in the Black Country is Goodfellas meets The Peaky Blinders! An at times gruesome tale of one man''s quest to battle his demons and lead a better life What readers are saying about Once upon a time in the Black Country. "Enjoyed it a lot, great plot and characters, really enjoyed how fictional characters intertwine with real locations and occasionally real-life gangsters... What I enjoyed a lot was the attention to the 50s details, the clothes, cars, music, pub culture etc..." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Amazon review. "I really enjoyed this book, I couldn''t turn the pages quickly enough. I usually read in the evening and all day long I was looking forward to picking it back up again. If you like a somewhat brutal, totally exciting, exhilarating read, then this is definitely a book for you. I really couldn''t recommend it highly enough." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Amazon review. "The mood is set vibrantly in the Black Country where deep descriptions draw a wonderfully colourful picture of the place during that period. However, it is the very credible main characters that bring this story to life." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Amazon review. "I loved this book and looked forward to reading it each night! Characterisation was great and every person in the book were each brought vividly to life. The geography of the book was superb, I especially liked being taken to a load of different well-constructed 1950s Black Country Pubs and having a pint of mild and a packet of pork scratchings. I highly recommend giving this book a read, you won''t regret it!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Amazon review. "Great fast paced gangster book with some twists along the way, just the right amount of crime and violence, nice to read about some familiar places within the black country and have little pieces of history setting the scene. The main characters you really feel you get to know, there''s a nice balance between them being brutal but with a softer side too, would recommend to anyone that enjoys gangster crime books." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Amazon review. "This book should be made into a film! Brilliant, well written and gripping." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Amazon review. "This book is a fantastic well written gripping story and it relates to a time I remember well. Truly a local masterpiece." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Amazon review. "Fab...great ... loved it so much...great insight into life in the black country way back in the 50s... I really enjoyed it." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Amazon review. "This is a really good read, up there with the best writers at present! Buy yourself this book and immerse yourself in the 1950''s Black Country." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Amazon review. "What a great book to read it''s the new peaky blinders." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Amazon review. "Wow, what a nonstop no holds barred dark gem of a book. From the first few pages you are drawn into the murky world of the black country''s dark past. I thoroughly enjoyed every chapter. If you''re thinking of getting this book, do yourself a favour and stop thinking and get it. Five stars from me." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Amazon review. "Great read a real page turner, so much description and you feel you really know the characters." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Amazon review. "It was gruesome and made me flinch a few times, which to me is down to the writer''s talent in descriptive writing. The violence may put some people off, but it is crucial to the story and as I said earlier, is an accolade to the writer''s descriptive skills."- Facebook comment. "Totally absorbing."- Facebook comment. "These books play like a movie in your head."- Facebook comment
Book Synopsis Tales from the Haunted South by : Tiya Miles
Download or read book Tales from the Haunted South written by Tiya Miles and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.
Book Synopsis Ghosts! Washington Revisited by : John Alexander
Download or read book Ghosts! Washington Revisited written by John Alexander and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 1998 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reporter for the Washington Star newspaper wrote in 1891, "Washington is the greatest town for ghosts in this country." Here is a collection of tales and over 180 images of famous personalities who revisit the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and other Virginia, Maryland and Washington buildings and homes said to be haunted. It is a revised and updated edition of Ghosts! Washington's Most Famous Ghost Stories.
Download or read book Ghostland written by Colin Dickey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes readers on a road trip through some of the country's most infamously haunted places--and deep into the dark side of our history.
Book Synopsis Ghosts in the Schoolyard by : Eve L. Ewing
Download or read book Ghosts in the Schoolyard written by Eve L. Ewing and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Failing schools. Underprivileged schools. Just plain bad schools.” That’s how Eve L. Ewing opens Ghosts in the Schoolyard: describing Chicago Public Schools from the outside. The way politicians and pundits and parents of kids who attend other schools talk about them, with a mix of pity and contempt. But Ewing knows Chicago Public Schools from the inside: as a student, then a teacher, and now a scholar who studies them. And that perspective has shown her that public schools are not buildings full of failures—they’re an integral part of their neighborhoods, at the heart of their communities, storehouses of history and memory that bring people together. Never was that role more apparent than in 2013 when Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced an unprecedented wave of school closings. Pitched simultaneously as a solution to a budget problem, a response to declining enrollments, and a chance to purge bad schools that were dragging down the whole system, the plan was met with a roar of protest from parents, students, and teachers. But if these schools were so bad, why did people care so much about keeping them open, to the point that some would even go on a hunger strike? Ewing’s answer begins with a story of systemic racism, inequality, bad faith, and distrust that stretches deep into Chicago history. Rooting her exploration in the historic African American neighborhood of Bronzeville, Ewing reveals that this issue is about much more than just schools. Black communities see the closing of their schools—schools that are certainly less than perfect but that are theirs—as one more in a long line of racist policies. The fight to keep them open is yet another front in the ongoing struggle of black people in America to build successful lives and achieve true self-determination.
Book Synopsis Haunted Key West by : David L. Sloan
Download or read book Haunted Key West written by David L. Sloan and published by Phantom Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two incredible books in one. Haunted Key West tells tales from ten of Key Wests favorite hauntings including the ghost of Ernest Hemingway, the lady in blue and the ghost of US. Strange Key West takes you beyond the supernatural with amazing stories about voodoo curses, bizarre cemeteries and a grotto that protects the island from hurricanes.
Book Synopsis Black Country Music by : Francesca T. Royster
Download or read book Black Country Music written by Francesca T. Royster and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a century of racist whitewashing, country music is finally reckoning with its relationship to Black people. In this timely work—the first book on Black country music by a Black writer—Francesca Royster uncovers the Black performers and fans, including herself, who are exploring the pleasures and possibilities of the genre. Informed by queer theory and Black feminist scholarship, Royster’s book elucidates the roots of the current moment found in records like Tina Turner’s first solo album, Tina Turns the Country On! She reckons with Black “bros” Charley Pride and Darius Rucker, then chases ghosts into the future with Valerie June. Indeed, it is the imagination of Royster and her artists that make this music so exciting for a genre that has long been obsessed with the past. The futures conjured by June and others can be melancholy, and are not free of racism, but by centering Black folk Royster begins to understand what her daughter hears in the banjo music of Our Native Daughters and the trap beat of Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.” A Black person claiming country music may still feel a bit like a queer person coming out, but, collectively, Black artists and fans are changing what country music looks and sounds like—and who gets to love it.
Book Synopsis Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond by : Andrew Homer
Download or read book Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond written by Andrew Homer and published by Black Country Society. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond is a companion to the gazetteer guide Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings by the same author. This book is about what really happened when experienced paranormal investigators were given access to some amazing properties. Mainly due to the immense popularity of television shows such as Most haunted, ghost hunting has changed almost beyond recognition in a relatively short space of time. Whereas we were mostly invited in to investigate phenomena as it was occurring, locations are now more likely to be booked by paranormal event companies. Nowadays, it is possible for anyone to pay for an organised ghost hunt in buildings which previously would only have been open to established research groups. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as there is clearly a great deal of interest and many of the locations in this book now host organised 'ghost hunting' events. However, in the author's experience, paranormal activity is far from reliable and established ghost stories often bear little or no resemblance to what is actually happening when a site is active. We were fortunate during our investigations that we were generally called in because the locations were actively experiencing periods of paranormal activity. This book chronicles well over 25 years of investigating anomalous phenomena in a variety of locations in conjunction with various paranormal research groups. Many were investigated more than once and some on multiple occasions over a long period of time. There are some very well-known haunted locations within these pages. In the Black Country there is Dudley Castle, West Bromwich Manor House, and the Black Country Living Museum whilst further afield we have the Ancient Ram Inn, Belgrave Hall and Woodchester Mansion to name but a few of the fascinating cases recorded here. Look out for the video symbol which denotes actual location footage available on YouTube. This footage can be accessed simply by scanning the QR codes with a suitable mobile phone application. This book then records the highlights of those occasions when something 'other worldly' really did manifest itself whilst Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond.
Download or read book Ghost written by Jason Reynolds and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.
Download or read book Beer and Spirits written by Andrew Homer and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beers and Spirits offers a fascinating insight into the stories behind some of Britain's most haunted pubs.
