Spooky Ohio: Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore

Spooky Ohio: Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore - Paperback

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Spooky Ohio: Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore

Spooky Ohio: Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore - Paperback

by S. E. Schlosser
$17.95
Sale price  $17.95 Regular price 

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by S. E. Schlosser (Author), Paul G. Hoffman (Calligrapher)

Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in this all-new addition to the best-selling Spooky series. Set in the Buckeye State's big cities and rural communities, along the shores of Lake Erie in the north to the Appalachian Mountains in the south, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have readers looking over their shoulders again and again.

Ohio's folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. Readers will see the mystery of the missing postmaster's cousin solved, relive the long night a ghost captain saved a sinking ship, laugh along with a prankster who capitalizes on a barber's ghost, and feel an icy wind on the back of their necks on a warm Ohio evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to Grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.

Back Jacket

Reading line: Spooky happenings throughout Ohio Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past! Ohio folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. The stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.

Author Biography

S. E. Schlosser has been telling stories since she was a child, when games of "let's pretend" quickly built themselves into full-length stories. A graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature and Rutgers University, she also created and maintains the website AmericanFolklore.net, where she shares a wealth of stories from all fifty states, some dating back to the origins of America. She is also the author of over thirty other books in Globe Pequot's Spooky series. She lives in Arizona.

Paul G. Hoffman trained in painting and printmaking, with his first extensive illustration work on assignment in Egypt, drawing ancient wall reliefs for the University of Chicago. His work graces books of many genres: children's titles, textbooks, short story collections, natural history volumes, and numerous cookbooks. For the Spooky series he employed a scratchboard technique and an active imagination.He lives in Massachusetts.
Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: December 01, 2020
ISBN9781493044818
Author S. E. Schlosser
PublisherGlobe Pequot Press
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2020
LanguageENG- English
Pages208
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About S. E. Schlosser

S. E. Schlosser has been telling stories since she was a child, when games of "let's pretend" quickly built themselves into full-length stories. She created and maintains the Web site AmericanFolklore.net, where she shares a wealth of stories from all 50 states, some dating back to the origins of America. She lives near the Hudson River in New York State.

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