The Ghosts of Chicago: The Windy Citys Most Famous Haunts

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Jan 26, Tom rated it really liked it. This is the type of read, the kind of information and background that intrigues me most in this genre. Nov 11, Erin rated it it was amazing. I saw this book on Bibliosaurus Text, and knew I absolutely had to read it.

I read these true ghost story books a lot, ever since I was a kid and would scare the hell out of myself with the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series. Which by the way, is still scaring kids all these years later. Selzer takes us on a journey through Chicago, stop by stop, and the stories are told in such a way that I feel like I am walking through the neighborhoods and streets of Chicago with Selzer on his tour. T I saw this book on Bibliosaurus Text, and knew I absolutely had to read it.

The beginning of each legend or tale begins with the area the story is in, including the cross streets, so that a reader who aspires to be a ghost hunter can check the area out for themselves. Selzer includes what you can do and where you can go at the end of each chapter, and considerately leaves out details if there are privacy issues, so that these wanna be ghost hunters do not disturb private residences. I loved the legend of Resurrection Mary.

It is the legend of the ghostly passenger ; I think this a story everyone is familiar with, and seems to be in every city and everywhere. A driver will pick up a hitchiker, and then as they pass a graveyard, the passenger mysteriously disappears. Chicago has its own ghostly passenger, known as Resurrection Mary, which stretches back all the way to the s, when the first story was told. That is another thing I loved about this book - all the historical research that Selzer put into the stories.

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Some of the evidence he unearthed goes all the back to the s, including a vampire scare in the late s! This book made me realize I know practically nothing about Chicago's history. Selzer's book taught me about the Iroquois Theater Fire, about Abraham Lincoln's funeral train and that Lincoln had to be re-embalmed numerous times along the way, and the Eastland disaster, which I had never even heard about, among other events.

This book was interesting for the supernatural histories, and for the actual history of the city. I want to go back to Chicago now, to see where some of these histories and legends occurred. I also of course want to take Selzer's tour. I think next time I visit, I will. Maybe I will see a ghost Sep 09, Majanka rated it it was amazing Shelves: Book review originally published here: The book talks about all kinds of haunted locations in Chicago and the specters haunted them.

The Ghosts of Chicago: The Windy City's Most Famous Haunts by Adam Selzer

Each chapter talks about a different location. He also gives addresses and locations of the sites he mentioned, which makes it a lot easier for non-locals to find them. He talks about the lore and history Book review originally published here: He talks about the lore and history of each place, and only then starts talking about the ghost sightings over the years, sometimes including his own experiences. Holmes and his murder castle, which made me google him and I spent several hours browsing through articles about the man.

Murderers and their motives intrigue me almost as much as ghosts do, so this was a welcome distraction. Selzer writes with a hint of humor, and his writing is very entertaining and not condescending at all a complaint I often have about authors of true haunting books. Sometimes ghost hunters lose themselves in semi-scientific rambling without staying focused on the task at hand: Selzer definitely has no problems with that.

An excellent read for fans of traveling, ghosts, mystery and history. Jun 07, Audrey rated it really liked it Shelves: Author Adam Selzer is a tour guide for haunted Chicago tours, and while I doubt he was in operation while I was attending classes there, I think I would have really enjoyed taking one of his tours. I got the next best thing, though: I learned about the history of Chicago through his description, and he explains how the city grew and how streets and neighborhoods changed over time.

I care about the history and the stories people tell. The Ghosts of Chicago works as a combination of ghost stories, history, and travel guide. Jul 09, Paula rated it really liked it Shelves: I received this book through Netgalley. I'm happy to have had the chance to review it. Thank you to Netgalley.

In particular, I loved the stories about Resurrection Mary. I loved the history behind it, the sightings themselves, and the research that Adam Selzer put into f I received this book through Netgalley. I loved the history behind it, the sightings themselves, and the research that Adam Selzer put into finding out the truth behind Mary and her death and whether the ghost is Mary at all.

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I was also very impressed with the author's research into all of the cemeteries in the book. It is amazing to me that so many people were buried in unmarked graves and sometimes in very odd locations only to be moved to other locations later The research about the grave robbers was also quite fascinating. I had no idea that people could actually make a living, albeit not a lawful one, robbing graves for the medical schools. I loved the pictures that were included in the book especially the lady in white at the Bachelor's Grove and I longed for more. If I was more familiar with Chicago and perhaps a bit more familiar with Al Capone and crimes surrounding his time, this book likely would have been a 5 star rating.

Sometimes I got a bit overwhelmed with street names and building names simply because I have never been to Chicago.

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However, if I ever plan a ghost hunting trip to the haunted city, than this is the perfect reference to bring along. Oct 02, Jessica rated it it was amazing. I'm a huge fan of true ghost stories and have read many books on that subject. The Ghosts of Chicago by Adam Selzer is without a doubt one of my favorites, quite possibly my absolute favorite, in this particular genre. Not only did the author share detailed accounts of some of Chicago's most famous ghost stories, he also shared the histories of these locations. He shared some personal experiences but his experiences never overshadowed the legend and history and he never came off as a sort of gho I'm a huge fan of true ghost stories and have read many books on that subject.

He shared some personal experiences but his experiences never overshadowed the legend and history and he never came off as a sort of ghost hunting know-it-all and, I'm sorry to say, there are plenty of those types out there! His work was thoroughly researched and his commitment to it shined through on each and every page. The book drew me in and held my interest from beginning to end. I devoured it in very little time and was sad to see it end. Holmes and the funeral train of Abraham Lincoln, the spine-tingling sights and sounds of Chicago's yesteryear are still with us.

Seeking to find out what we really know about the ghastly past of this famously haunted metropolis, professional ghost hunter and historian Adam Selzer pieces together the truth behind Chicago's ghosts, and brings to light dozens of never-before-told firsthand accounts.

Take a historical tour of the famous and not-so-famous haunts around town, from the Alley of Death and Mutilation to Satan's Mile and beyond.

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Sometimes the real story is far different from the urban legend—and most of the time it's even gorier. Adam Selzer is the author of more than a dozen books, including several novels and the acclaimed Smart Aleck's Guide to American History.

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While doing research for stories to tell on the ghost tours that he's run in Chicago for nearly a decade, he developed a knack for discovering new clues to old mysteries. With his trademark smart-alecky humor, he's applied himself to wading through mountains of death certificates, poring through reels and reels of newspaper archives, and, occasionally, sticking his head right into crumbling old tombs. He lives with his wife in a small Chicago apartment where the cats have them outnumbered and know it. Visit him online at Adamselzer.

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