"Ghosts: Washington Revisited" (The Ghostlore of the Nation's Capital)

By John H. Alexander

Book Overview

A reporter for the capitol's Washington Star newspaper wrote in 1891, "Washington is the greatest town for ghosts in this country." John Alexander has collected and preserved tales about the famous and infamous of the nation's capitol who still revisit the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and many other buildings and homes said to be haunted. Ghosts Washington Revisited is a revised and updated edition of Ghosts Washington's Most Famous Ghost Stories. Among these tales are ghost stories from neighboring Virginia and Maryland communities including Mount Vernon, Arlington, Alexandria, Manassas, and the Blandensburg dueling grounds. These spectral tales are accomopanied by over 180 images of haunted sites and famous individuals said to return to Washington long after departing this life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764306537
• ISBN13: 9780764306532
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

I really enjoy ghost stories and when we went to DC, my niece found this book. I borrowed it and found it to be so interesting and fact filled that I purchased one for myself. It gives a good amount of historical information along with the ghost siting information that makes this both educational and fun. Can't wait to go back to DC to see some of the places mentioned in this book.

Spooooky Book!

This is such a great book! I was visiting Washington D.C. last summer and got this book. That was a good choice! This book is so AWESOME! It has a lot of stories, and all very well described. It even has black and white photos of the people and places that relate to the stories. This book WILL run chills down your spine, and sometimes I would sit up in bed all night and see if any ghosts would come. Like someone mentioned earlier, the cover of the book is really freaky and spooked me out. This is a great choice for any type of reader.

Good, well-researched book. But be prepared..

Alexander went through a lot in researching for this particular title. Very detailed descriptions of the places dealt within, good B & W pictures and overall good layout.However, if you buy this book, you'll get a bit of a surprise when you see the cover. I'm sure the huge, bluish-purple ghostly face of a child that haunts Bloomfield superimposed on a filtered picture of the US Capital will send a chill down your spine when you open the package. The real picture is near the back of the book, and it itself is a bit spooky. :) Nice touch.

WONDERFUL!!!

A GREAT BOOK, FROM THE CURSE OF THE 3 SISTERS, TO THE DREDED DEMON CAT, "D.C.", AND BACK ON TO THE GHOSTS OF MANASSAS. IF YOU ENLOY READING ABOUT GHOSTS OR AMERICA'S HISTORY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BOOK! IT EVEN INCLUDES A STOREY ON THE INFAMOUS HOPE DIMOND (NOW IN THE SMITHSONION), WICH IS THE CAUSE OF OVER A DOZEN DEATHS. IT EVEN HAS MAPS OF WHERE TO FIND FHOSTLEY SITES, AND TONS OF PICTURES! PICK THIS BOOK UP TODAY!!!!!!!! :^)