Tales Told in the Shadows of the White MountainsCharles Jordan has spent many years keeping his ear to the ground for stories of the weird and wonderful of northern New Hampshire. Now, in this singular volume, he has collected tales varying from Native American apparitions, witches, ghosts, local characters and cranks, to murder and even the apocalypse! As writer and editor of Northern New Hampshire Magazine, Jordan has covered many stories concerning strange, eerie, and supernatural tales of the region. Tales Told in the Shadows of the White Mountains presents fourteen stories featuring unsolved mysteries, supernatural meanderings, and other tales of intrigue—some well known and the stuff of local legend, others newly unearthed and offered to the reader for the first time. Petrified yet? This collection is sure to put you into a granite state. |
Contents
Lightning Blast Your Crops I | 1 |
Knock Knock Whats There? | 13 |
Of Prophets and Gatekeepers | 26 |
Copyright | |
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