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Ghosts of Madison, Indiana
Virginia Dyer Jorgenson
Beautifully preserved mid-nineteenth-century buildings grace the streets of Madison, Indiana, providing a concrete connection to the past. But a more ethereal, ghostly link flits about these streets when night descends. Restive spirits linger here, like the extra that may join you mid-slumber at Whitehall Bed-and-Breakfast, a residual from the Civil War hospital that was once nearby. Feel the ghostly chill of a mob bootlegger who stops by the Broadway Tavern around last call and learn of the myriad ghosts that flutter here in search of something. Dive into the shadows of Madison on this chilling journey with Virginia Jorgensen.
paper 128pp / 2012 / 9781609497446 / $19.99
Order No. 2939
Amazing Tales from Indiana
Fred D. Cavinder
It's Ripley's with a Hoosier twist—Fred Cavinder has put together a group of findings and stories, some kooky and strange, some from the twilight zone, some historical oddities and fascinations, all gleaned from Indiana. Submitted for your consideration: the blind man who designed and built an automobile, the "volunteer" tree growing out of a courthouse roof, and much, much more.
paper 158 pp. / 1990 / ISBN 0-253-20658-8 / $17.95
Order No. 769
Oddball Indiana: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places
Jerome Pohlen
Square Donuts. The World's Largest Stump. Oscar the Monster Turtle. Johnny Appleseed's grave. The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. While other travel guides tell you about yet another cozy bed-and-breakfast and bike trails through Brown County, Oddball Indiana offers wacky travel destinations and little-known historical tidbits. Why is Nancy Barnett's grave in the middle of a country road? Where can you go to communicate with your dead Aunt Clara? Who invented Alka-Seltzer? How did David Letterman get fired from his first broadcasting gig? This is the guide to the real Indiana, birthplace of corn flakes, Dan Quayle, and Wonder Bread, for those who want to laugh, not lounge, on their vacation.
paper 227 pp. / 2002 / ISBN 1-55652-438-2 / $14.95
Order No. 2736
Hoosier Folk Legends
Ronald L. Baker
Folk tales about a curious mixture of Hoosier humor and horror stories.
paper 264 pp. 1982 / ISBN 0-253-20334-1 / $16.95
Order No. 2065
More Amazing Tales from Indiana
Fred D. Cavinder
More of the findings and stories, freaky and fascinating, kooky and strange, some historical oddities and fascinations, all told with humor.
paper 207 pp. 2003 / ISBN 0-253-21653-2 / $14.95
Order No. 2413
Folklife and Museums--Selected Readings
Patricia Hall and Charlie Seemann
Essays trace and reflect upon the various ways that folklife, which explores and celebrates ordinary life, and museums have intersected since the 1950s.
paper 194 pp. 1987 / ISBN 0-910050-85-6 / $10.95
Order No. 3004
Historical Celebrations: A handbook for Organizers of Diamond Jubilees, Centennials and Other Community Anniversaries
Keith Peterson
Ethnic allegiances, religious memberships, occupational associations, community, state, and national anniversaries are some of the celebrations and festivals featured.
paper 118 pp. reprint 1996 (1986) / ISBN 0-931406-13-7 / $14.95
Order No. 3101
Hoosier German Tales: small and TALL
Eberhard Reichmann, editor
Stories, poems, legends, memoirs, thoughts, etc. of, by or about Hoosier Germans.
paper 279 pp. 1991 / ISBN 1-880788-00-4 / $8.00
Order No. 2390
Haunted Tales from the Region: Ghosts of Indiana's South Shore
Dorothy Salvo Davis
South Shore lights blaze through the night, warding off restless spirits that slink among the shadows. Join paranormal researcher and author Dorothy Salvo Davis as she reveals the legends and ghouls that haunt this generally peaceful area.
paper 109 pp / 2010 / 978-1-59629-917-7 / $19.99
Order No. 2816
Haunted Hoosier Trails: A Guide to Indiana's Famous Folklore Spooky Sites
Wanda Lou Willis
The American Indians who inhabited this region had a long tradition of stories about tragic deaths and haunting spirits. Pioneers and other early settlers told their own tales of mansions where sad deaths happened and spirits walked.
paper 192 pp. 2002 / ISBN 1-57860-115-0 / $15.95
Order No. 2460
More Haunted Hoosier Trails: Folklore from Indiana's Spookiest Places
Wanda Lou Willis
Beloved Indiana folklorist Wanda Lou Willis is back with all-new ghostly tales in this hair-raising companion to her popular Haunted Hoosier Trails. In More Haunted Hoosier Trails, you can set off with Wanda as your guide to explore Indian’s hidden history in spooky locations around the state.
paper 208 pp. 2004 / ISBN 1-57860-182-7 / $14.99
Order No. 2483
Folklore in the Classroom Workbook
Content essays by professional folklorists and reproducible exercises for each chapter; folklore and various subject areas and issues in education.
paper 1985 / ISBN 1-885323-51-4 / $10.75
Order No. 4019
Word Hoosier
History and theories of the derivations of Indiana's nickname.
paper $0.15
Order No. 6047
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