This didn’t start as serious scholarship. It started on a Sunday morning when I got stoned, opened Google Maps, and thought: …
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19th Century
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In January 1897, someone discovered Elva Zona Heaster Shue dead in her home near Livesay’s Mill, West Virginia. She was twenty-three …
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The story of Kate Morgan is a fascinating blend of documented history and lingering legend. Her life and untimely death in …
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The Mark Twain House sits in Hartford, Connecticut, a tribute to literary genius and a place steeped in mystery. Built in …
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One of the first ghost stories I ever read was about Abraham Lincoln’s spirit knocking on a White House bedroom door …