Haints of Harrisburg

Haints of Harrisburg
Author: Clint Spahr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2019-03-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781798660805

Harrisburg Kentucky has always been a strange place. At night scarecrows walk the fields, and at times ghost lights cover the streets. The locals have gotten used to it, dismissed it as a part of the charm of small-town life. But when Henry Szelmer and his family find themselves stalked by a grim presence in the woods that peaceful facade is torn asunder. In the days that follow the mysteries in Harrisburg begin to deepen; a presence out of local folklore proves all too real, a strange out of towner arrives and begins asking uncomfortable questions, and Henry quickly learns that his own mind can't be trusted to guide him toward the truth of the town he thought he knew. The more they uncover, one certainty remains: when all is said and done, the Szelmer family, and Harrisburg as a whole will never be the same.

Halloween in Harrisburg - 1933

Halloween in Harrisburg - 1933
Author: Sandra Flowers
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-05-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Haloween in Harrisburg 1933 Children growing up in The Depression didn't know they were poor. They just wanted to have fun, and this was the best night of the year to do just that! They became giddy with excitement as they ran the streets in the cool night air. Ghosts and goblins did not scare them. They were free! Halloween was almost made illegal! Pranks grew into vandalism, and people were injured. Authorities debated putting a national ban on Trick or Treat. The next year communities created Spook Houses and Halloween parades as alternatives.

Pow-wows Or Long Lost Friend

Pow-wows Or Long Lost Friend
Author: John George Hohman
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1602067627

An invaluable relic of early-19th-century Americana, this collection of spells, incantations, and remedies is an example of that fascinating blend of Christian prayer and folk magic known as "hoodoo," which is still practiced in some areas of Pennsylvania Dutch country. In this classic work, first published in the German language in 1820 and translated into English in 1828, folk enchanter JOHN GEORGE HOHMAN-about whom little is known except that he was a German immigrant to America-shares his secret magic for: . curing hysterics. protecting oneself against slander. attaching a dog to a person. making a wand for searching for iron or water. preventing malicious persons from doing injury. curing the poll-evil in horses. mending broken glass. making cattle return home. destroying rats and mice. making a candle wick that is never consumed. charming guns and other arms. and much more.

The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873

The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873
Author: J. T. Headley
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1873
Genre: History
ISBN:

One of the most popular writers of his day-and one most unjustly forgotten-J.T. Headley thrilled audiences with his tales of real-life history. This 1873 work is an enthralling collection of accounts of urban upheaval in one of the U.S.'s most historically vital cities: New York. Here, Headley offers us highly readable and informative reports on: - the negro riots of 1712-1741 - the Stamp Act riot of 1765 - the doctors' riot of 1788 - the abolition riots 1834-5 - the flour riot of 1837 - the draft riots of 1863 - and more. Anyone interested in the history of New York City will find this a fascinating read. American writer and journalist JOEL TYLER HEADLEY (1813-1897) was an editor at the *New York Tribune* and wrote extensively on historical matters. Among his many books are *Washington and His Generals* (1847), *Life of Cromwell* (1848), and the bestselling *Life of Washington* (1857).

Author:
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Total Pages: 3265
Release:
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In Silence Sealed

In Silence Sealed
Author: J.R. Lindermuth
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 168299273X

Lydia, daughter of Swatara Creek Police Chief Aaron Brubaker, is accused of murdering her boyfriend, Jason Russell, handsome but feckless stepson of Clay Stoneroad, a famous writer who recently moved to a farm outside town. Daniel 'Sticks' Hetrick, now a county detective, is determined to prove Lydia's innocence. His job is made more difficult when the weapon her father insisted she carry is found missing. Mysteries surround the Stoneroad family. Vickie Walker, a strange young woman—also recently arrived in town—insists Nan Calder, the writer's secretary, is her sister, a claim Calder denies. Then Diana Wozniak, reporter for a sleazy tabloid, is the victim of a hit-and-run accident, and police learn she attempted to blackmail the writer. The sudden disappearance of Lydia and Vickie puts Hetrick and his friends in a desperate race against time to find them, unravel secrets, and apprehend the real killer.