The haunted Boonslick
Subtitle: ghosts, ghouls, & monsters of Missouri's heartland
By: Mary Collins Barile
Publisher: Haunted America
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781609492083
Subjects: Ghosts
Description: "There is some uncertainty about the exact borders of the region that bounds the Boonslick trail but little doubt about the palpable and unsettling presence of its history. Stir up Missourians from St. Louis to Jackson County with the mention of ghosts, and after a few minutes of demurring, you will soon have more stories than you can shake a sheet at. Attend to the haunting music of John "Blind" Boone or the otherworldly poetry of Patience Worth. Crouch down in Civil War battlefields, crowded taverns or the uncomfortable saddle of a headless horse. Wend your way through Missouri's haunted heart: the Boonslick"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Native American spirits and monsters; title: Guinea Sam, conjure man; title: The spectral gambler and other tales: 1812 to the Civil War; title: Headless horrors; title: The Devil's fiddle; title: Bluff-top ghosts: the black carriage of Overton Landing and the light on the river; title: The ghost music of John "Blind" Boone; title: Boone's bones and other travelers; title: Haunted flora and fauna; title: Rivercene and Ravenswood; title: Boo Mizzou!; title: Spirited theaters; title: Ghosts in the pen; title: Skyrim: the Sorrat ghosts; title: Come play with me in my grave; title: A lady's house is her castle; title: Drink to me only with thine cries: two haunted taverns; title: The steamboat ghost.