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001 2014015893
003 DLC
005 20150827105023.0
008 140421s2014 scu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014015893
020 $a9781626191204 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
043 $an-us-mo
050 00 $aBF1472.U6$bU66 2014
082 00 $a133.109778/78$223
100 1 $aUnderwood, Ed$q(Edward)
245 10 $aHaunted Springfield /$cEdward and Karen Underwood ; with John and Sherry Jones ; photographs by Heather Marie Stanley ; special Illustrations by John Jones.
263 $a1406
264 1 $aCharleston, SC :$bThe History Press,$c2014.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"Describes the haunted history of Springfield, Missouri"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 2 $a"Echoes of a dynamic history still linger in Springfield, Missouri. The town square was the scene of a Civil War battle, a Wild Bill Hickok shootout and a tragic 1906 lynching. From the phantom landlord of Jefferson Avenue to the spectral bride of Phelps Grove Park Bridge, meet figures from the town's past that continue to mystify its present. Pore over reports of supernatural activity at Drury College and the Landers Theater and investigate a bounty of bizarre, sensational rumors from the surrounding countryside in this collection of Springfield ghost lore"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $aForeword / by "Uncle Gregory" -- A Word About Ghosts -- The Queen City -- Ghosts Act Up in Theaters -- Corner of Heaven and Hell -- The Bloodiest Five Hundred Yards in America -- The Phantom Landlord of Jefferson Avenue -- Backstage Casanova's Fall from Grace -- The Springfield Inner Sanctum -- Route 66 and the Highway to Hell -- Tales from the Old Folks' Home -- The Field Lights -- The Icy Fingers of Death -- The Dreary Side of Drury -- The Bride Under the Phelps Grove Park Bridge -- The Infamous Albino Farm -- The Blue, the Gray and the Blood Red -- The Colonel's Secret Recipe for Terror! -- Making Contact with the Guests -- Uncivil Warriors -- The Dorm Mom from Hell -- The Sweet Monsters Sleep in Springfield, But They Play in Branson.
650 0 $aGhosts$zMissouri$zSpringfield.
650 0 $aHaunted places$zMissouri$zSpringfield.
650 0 $aParapsychology$zMissouri$zSpringfield.
651 0 $aSpringfield (Mo.)$xSocial life and customs.
700 1 $aUnderwood, Karen J.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.booksonix.com/history-press-usa/9781626191204.jpg