Connecticut Book of the Dead: Graveyard Legends and Lore - Paperback

by Roxie J. Zwicker (Author)

The landscape of Connecticut is diverse, from coastal beaches to picturesque lakes and cozy, quaint villages with a rich historical and cultural heritage. In every city or town is a graveyard with a compelling story to tell carved in stone. From grinning skulls to massive marble mausoleums, Roxie Zwicker takes readers on a tour of the state from shore to hillside, uncovering mysterious tales of people who were thought to be witches in the early 1600s to stories of Revolutionary heroes. From the famous P.T. Barnum to the anonymous numbered dead of the Connecticut Valley Hospital, there are stories that need to be told. Ghost stories linger in many of these gardens of stone, perhaps as a connection to an unquiet past.

Author Biography

Roxie Zwicker has been entertaining the locals, visitors from away and curious souls since with her unique ghost stories since 1994. Her company New England Curiosities, located in Portsmouth, NH has been offering tours, spooky trolley rides and special haunted events since 2002 and are consistently on top of the nation's travel and tourism lists. Featured on "Psychic History" on the History Channel and "Destination America" on the Travel Channel. Roxie is the author of 7 locally best selling books on New England's ghost stories and folklore. In addition to running a successful ghost tour company, Roxie travels throughout the northeast doing countless speaking engagements on haunted history as well as a consultant for haunted attractions. Having worked with the Mount Washington Hotel, the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel, the October Moon Halloween Museum in Salem, Massachusetts and many others, Roxie is a well known expert in the field.