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In this attractive 216 pg. trade paperback (the cover is by nationally-renowned jacket artist Wendell Minor), the authors have given voice to the many divergent--and equally passionate--points of view that surround ghosts and in the process created an intimate portrait of Cape Cod.
In their own words, forty Cape Codders describe ghosts who descend staircases that no longer exist, kiss sleeping women, flip theater seats, fold laundry, and join musicians onstage. Among those sharing their stories are the former National Environment Coordinator, a scientist from the United States Geological Survey, a retired West Point professor and a Wampanoag Native-American educator.
While seeking out only the mysterious, Gordon and Joseph instead met thoughtful individuals who related their stories with humor and insight. Their descriptions of often life-changing experiences are refreshingly frank and honest. Readers will respond to the joy, affection, humor, uncertainty, ambivalence, and other sincere emotions expressed in these accounts.
Those who have experienced America's most beloved summer travel destination will find this collection much like the Cape itself--beguiling, indelible and timeless.
- Sales Rank: #1539626 in Books
- Brand: Brand: Cockle Cove Press
- Published on: 2004-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x 5.50" w x .75" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 216 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
Review
"...provides a wide range of believable ghost stories and examines the phenomenon from varied and thoughtful points of view." -- Carol Page, author of "Blood Lust: Conversations with Real Vampires"
"A great read--compelling, fun, moving. Perfectly captures the spirit, and the spirits of Cape Cod." -- Dr. Charles Foster, author of "What Do I Do Now?"
"A marvelous collection of stories, some spooky, all interesting, and some unexpectedly touching." -- Lawrence Brown, columnist, Cape Cod Times
A well-crafted book, this should be in your home library for ghost reference material. -- Ghostvillage.com, March 14, 2005
An easy, entertaining read that will provide you with plenty of tales to pass on to friends, kids or grandkids. -- South Coast Tribune, October 2004
An interesting book that asks the question "What if?" without drawing foregone conclusions. -- Cape Codder, August 12, 2004
If you're a skeptic, be warned: you might be converted. -- New London Day, October 27, 2004
In this winsome compendium of local lore, ghosts become a marvelous household amenity. -- Kirkus Discoveries, August 26, 2005
These encounters are recounted by everyday people, who seem to treat the paranormal as, perhaps, a normal part of life. -- Worcester Telegram & Gazette, October 29, 2004
stories told with a blend of smiles and shivers by the residents who lived them... Savor each story -- Taunton Sunday Gazette, October 10,2004
About the Author
Dan Gordon first experienced the magic of the Cape as a child vacationing two weeks each summer in Chatham. His admiration for the Cape's soulful homes inspired him to spend the last decade researching the Cape's ghost stories. He has covered global baseball for the Providence Journal. His work also appears in Elysian Fields Quarterly and Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture. Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives: Sports Figures published his profile of Pedro Martinez. Gordon is currently working on a coming-of-age baseball travel memoir.
Gary Joseph, a lifelong Cape resident, has long been interested in accounts of ghost encounters. As a child, he enjoyed listening to adults tell these stories and observing the way people told them--their expressions, their mannerisms, and how they captivated an audience. He also writes about film, natural history, and the outdoors.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Captures unique local flavor
By Lee L.
As someone who grew up in a haunted Massachusetts home built in 1788, I can admire the authors' appreciation of the value that the Cape Cod community places on preserving its historical & generational traditions. The authors have captured the local flavor of this unique heritage quite well.
However, while the local lore is enjoyable and I appreciate the authors' lack of embellishment, several of the stories failed to hold my interest for long. Although I liked that the stories are first-hand accounts of ghost encounters, rather than another book of rehashed tales from the past, some of the story-tellers ramble a bit, and several of the stories could have done with a more selective editing job.
The book does have its strong points, and some of the more pithy stories are page turners. However, overall, I found Mark Jasper's "Haunted Cape Cod & the Islands" a more engaging read.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Thinking Outside of the Coffin
By Dennis Phillips
The authors of this book have attempted to take a different approach to writing this type of book and for the most part they have succeeded. Of course any attempt to break out and try something new will be accompanied by some growing pains and there are a few miss-steps to be found here also.
The best thing about this book is that it relies so heavily on first person eyewitness accounts of encounters with ghosts. The authors have generally avoided jumping in and adding to the stories but just allow the people that they are interviewing to tell the story themselves. This method is not only refreshing but it also gives the reader a far more realistic feel for the people of Cape Cod. On the other hand, a little editing might have been in order with a few stories because some of the interviewees tended to ramble on just a bit. In a couple of the stories the rambling got so bad that the whole jest of the story was completely lost. Fortunately, most of the people who told their stories were apparently Jack Webb fans and gave us "just the facts."
One other problem was the authors' obvious disdain for checking out the background of the haunt in question. Admittedly, this is often a tedious process that produces no concrete results but sometimes this kind of research produces stunning results. These authors just brush this whole process off as irrelevant sensationalism and any background provided comes from the people being interviewed. To me, this type of research is simply a valid historical method that is vital to the understanding of current hauntings.
There is also something that shows up all too often in this book that is a trait of all books of this genre that deal with hauntings north of the Mason-Dixon Line. Everybody who lives in an old house and finds a hidden passage or room always wants to claim that it was used as part of the Underground Railroad and there are at least two cases of this assumption in this book. In reality, especially along the coast, most of these rooms and passages were used for smuggling, which was a huge coastal enterprise, especially in New England. I know that it's not nice to burst people's bubble but facts are facts.
Despite the flaws in this book, I really liked the approach that the authors have taken by letting the witnesses speak for themselves. The stories themselves are very interesting and I have seldom read a book that caught the flavor of an area as well as this one does. The "outside the box" thinking behind this book more than makes up for some of it's flaws and makes this volume a highly desirable addition to any ghost book collection. If these authors will just agree to do a little more historical research than I think that they can look forward to a great future in this business.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Fun and Gripping, these Stories Move Along
By Maggie Emmanuel
For any one who has traveled to the Cape and experienced the history and charm of its small New England towns, this book could serve as a guidebook for noted ghost stories of the area. Researched with interviews of local townsfolk, you experience each tale through their eyes and words. From the ordinary patter of unknown footsteps, to the bizarre sighting of yard sale skeletons, each story is unique, gripping and independent from the last one. A great read in increments or cover-to-cover, this book sheds a spooky and entertaining light on a much loved vacation community.
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