[PDF] Kansas City Hauntings And Ghosts eBook

Author : Becky Ray
Publisher :
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 33,66 MB
Release : 2020-09-22
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KANSAS CITY HAUNTINGSHISTORY AND MYSTERY OF THE PARIS OF THE PLAINSBY BECKY RAYFounded on the confluence of two rivers, Kansas City is a place of history, mystery, legend, and lore. The city helped settle the West as the gateway to the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, and when the railroads arrived, it was considered the Crossroads of the Country. During the Civil War, the Missouri-Kansas border became the first battlefield in the bloody conflict. The Kansas City Stockyards put the city on the national map, as did the horrific massacre at Union Station, Kansas City jazz, and the crime and corruption of the Pendergast era and the years of Prohibition. With all that history, is it any wonder that Kansas City is one of the most haunted cities in America?Take a trip back in time to the early days of the city and discover how the events of the past created the hauntings that still linger in Kansas City today. Go behind the scenes of the most spirited places in the region with author Becky Ray as she reveals a colorful collection of favorite haunts, stories you've never heard before, and takes you behind locked doors for the true stories behind some of your favorite local haunts!You'll be shocked and terrified by historical tales of crime and murder with lurid stories of gangsters, killers, thieves, and cold-blooded murderers that haunt the stories of the Bobby Greenlease Kidnapping, the Union Station Massacre, Kansas City Strangler, the Bridge Murder Case, the Prospect Corridor Killer, and more!Then search for the phantoms of the Savoy Hotel, the Muehlebach, Hotel President, the Folly Theater, Power and Light Building, Epperson House, Sauer Castle, and even journey out beyond the city borders to the Belvoir Winery and Inn, Vaile Mansion, Elms Hotel and Spa, Glore Psychiatric Museum, and much more!Part history book, part true crime thriller, and part ghost book, this volume is sure to have you looking over your shoulder as you turn the pages at night!

Author : Lisa Hefner Heitz
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 37,37 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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A collection of ghost stories and narration unique to the state of Kansas. The stories are a blend of mystery and menace. The ghosts are shown are to notoriously linked to a specific structure or landscape, whether it be an 18th century mansion or a bottomless pool.

Author : Cheryl Carvajal
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 48,31 MB
Release : 2007-03
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : 1598582321

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Explore the history-the haunted history-of many towns and cities in southeast Kansas. These stories mix folklore, eyewitness testimony, and historical fact into gently woven tales which show current paranormal activity, speculate about who might be haunting, and even suggest why the activity occurs. This collection includes friendly ghosts like Charley, who has saved the lives of his Independence family more than once, and more haunted figures like the Lady in Black, who wandered the streets of Caney more than a century ago, looking for her baby's grave. They tell of well-known haunted places, such as Coffeyville's Tavern on the Plaza, William Inge's childhood home, and The Old Haunted House of Fredonia, but they also reveal secret places that even witnesses themselves are reluctant to discuss. These tales, from funny to frightening, are perfect for reading alone, or aloud-except on dark nights, when the Kansas wind is howling. About the Author Cheryl Carvajal has been writing since she learned how, beginning her first play at the age of six. She lived in Kansas and Oklahoma for several years, and she recently moved from southeast Kansas to Bothell, Washington, with her husband Richard, her two young children, and her black tabby. She earned her bachelor's degree in English at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma; her master's in Literature at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; and her doctorate in English at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. She spent two years researching this book, and one more writing and publishing it. Dr. Carvajal is a playwright, and several of her plays have been performed at the William Inge Center for the Arts. She also writes fiction and poetry, sings, draws, paints, juggles, teaches English and theatre, and works actively to inspire others to enrich their lives through involvement in the arts.

Author : Angie Cox
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 2008-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780764331947

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Explores over 50 haunted locations and ghost stories.

Author : Beth Cooper
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,56 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780764333903

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Meet the ghosts of Kansas! Visit with a librarian who moves books at the State Capitol and ghosts that have been known to go home with patrons at River House. Learn about the Holton House spirit seen on a thermal imaging camera. Drink a cold brew with a ghost at Fat Matt's, the Twilighter, and PJ's Bar. Relive college days at the haunted fraternity in Manhattan, where a ghost rattles doorknobs during tours. Buy a hammer from Ghostly Grandpa at his hardware store in Shawnee. Kansas ghosts are here to thrill and entertain you!

Author : Traci Angel
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 32,84 MB
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781681060330

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Where do the spooks hang in Kansas City? Little mummy Tut will tell you. Follow him as he takes you on a tour of the rumored haunted places. You will find that Kansas City has many ghostly tales lurking behind some of its better-known buildings. Tut shares accounts of spirits roaming the hallways of the John Wornall House and appearing inside the shadows within Union Station, just to name a few. Kansas City BOO is for any kid who enjoys a good story. And, they will learn about Kansas City history while they have fun on their creepy adventure filled with local mystery and lore.

Author : Anne Kniggendorf
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1681062836

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Most visitors know all about Kansas City’s barbecue, jazz, and football success, but there are hidden gems and wild pieces of trivia around every turn in Missouri’s largest city. Is the giant Hereford bull anatomically correct? Can a seed that’s been to outer space still grow into a normal tree? And who really killed President William Henry Harrison? You’ll find answers to the questions you didn’t know you had in Secret Kansas City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Learn why three completely unrelated groups have chosen Kansas City as the center of the world and the place you want to be when the world ends. Between these covers, you’ll also find castles, a horse buried in a cul-de-sac, a ghost who likes a good laugh, and the world’s longest snake. This is not a tour guide for outsiders; it’s a scavenger hunt—insiders only, please. Longtime Kansas Citian Anne Kniggendorf is at your service to bolster your love and boost your respect for this middle-of-the-map city. With her eye for the odd leading the way, you’ll have a great time discovering Kansas City.

Author : Lisa Wade McCormick
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 17,91 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : 1429623276

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Unexplained noises echo in empty rooms. Strange images appear in photographs. Could ghosts really exist? Find out about ghostly events and how science is trying to solve this mystery.

Author : Paul Thomas
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,65 MB
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 1625859201

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Founded in 1854 as an abolitionist outpost, Lawrence is a seemingly unassuming college town with a long history of hauntings. A ghostly guest never checked out of the Eldridge Hotel's mysterious room 506. Sigma Nu's fraternity house, the former home of Kansas's eighteenth governor, is still haunted by the specter of a young woman. Learn the tragic stories of Pete Vinegar, George Albach and Lizzie Madden and uncover the devilish truth behind the "legend" of Stull Cemetery. Author Paul Thomas reveals the ghoulish history behind these stories and many more.