The Bell Witch: An American Ghost Story 9781496665690

The Story of Joan of Arc the Witch-Saint

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Ghost Towns of the American West 0618065571

If it is abandoned by all or most of its inhabitants, a settlement becomes a ghost town. The buildings and dirt streets

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Our American Israel: The Story of an Entangled Alliance 9780674989917

How did a Jewish state come to resonate profoundly with Americans in the twentieth century? Since WWII, Israel’s identit

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The ghost story 1840–1920: A cultural history 9781847793454

The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History is the first book length analysis of the British ghost story in over thirt

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An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story 9781467447119, 9780802875273

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) was an inner-city pastor, ethics professor, and author of the famous Serenity Prayer. Time 

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Napa: The Story of an American Eden 0547526598, 9780547526591

The New York Times–bestselling history of the rise of California’s wine country and its most famous vintners—from the au

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The Family Roe: An American Story 9780393247725, 9780393247718, 0393247724

Despite her famous pseudonym, “Jane Roe,” no one knows the truth about Norma McCorvey (1947–2017), whose unwanted pregna

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Queen: The Story of an American Family 0380702754, 9780380702756

Tracing his family history on his father's side, Alex Haley begins with the story of his great-great-grandfather, J

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The Silver Bullet, and Other American Witch Stories 0824601998

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Real Hauntings: True American Ghost Stories 9781435141414

Twenty-five real-life tales of hauntings and ghostly encounters across America, by the author of Houses of Horror and Gh

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