Download or read book Haunted Pittsburgh written by Timothy Murray and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ghost tour team mines the Steel City’s past for the stories of spirits that stalk its streets today. Founded amidst the bloodshed of the French and Indian War, Pittsburgh is haunted by the ghosts of its gritty and sometimes violent past. Many believe American industrialist Henry Clay Frick still inhabits Clayton, one of the last surviving homes on Millionaires’ Row. The spirit of Kate Soffel lingers at the Allegheny County Jail, where she helped plot the escape of the Biddle brothers and fell in love in the process. The Duquesne Incline in 1877 employed teens disguised as ghosts to boost business. However, an authentic sinister entity is said to haunt the nearby Monongahela Incline without compensation. Join the Haunted Pittsburgh team as it explores ghostly encounters in the Steel City. Includes photos! “Tales that connect the region to the spirit world.” —Trib Live

Download or read book Haunted Western Pennsylvania written by Patty A. Wilson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013-08-11 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} A collection of frightening stories from the western part of the Keystone State, including . . . Hauntings at Bedford Springs Hotel The Miracles of Prince Gallitzin Sad spirit of Louisa at Fort Ligonier The Black Cross Liberace and the phantom nun The spirits of Old Bedford Village

Download or read book The Ghostly Tales of Pittsburgh written by Diane Telgen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost stories from America's Steel City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Pittsburgh's haunted history and local legends come to life--even when the main players are dead. Find out if the ghostly entities at the Monongahela Incline actors or specters. Learn about the restless ghost of Henry Clay Frick lurking in his beloved Clayton. Discover that multiple Carnegie libraries are visited by the undead. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of spirits and phantoms, bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.

Download or read book Pittsburgh Ghosts written by Heather Frazier and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the campfire crowd as you read about a spookier side of Pittsburgh! Meet disappearing students and witness bursting light fixtures at Washington & Jefferson College. Phone calls from the dead prove that the Steel City is filled with ghostly phenomena. Hear an eerie dead child's voice and ghastly growling noises at the St. Patrick's Cemetery in Oakdale. See shadow figures at the psychiatric hospital in Bridgeville. Learn that ghosts have sleepovers in the towns of Bedford, Scenery Hill, and Harmony!

Download or read book Ghosts of Southwestern Pennsylvania written by Thomas White and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-27 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Witches of Pennsylvania and “Pittsburgh’s Historian of the Supernatural” takes on the region’s folklore, ghost stories, and urban legends (Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership). The ghostly woman of Summit Cut Bridge, a black hound that guards the Gates of Hell and the whispering dead entombed beneath the Black Cross—these are the spirits of southwestern Pennsylvania. Join local author Thomas White as he recounts such chilling stories as that of Revolutionary War witch Moll Derry and the phantom bride of White Rocks and the hair-raising tale of the angry specter of a steel millworker burned alive in a ladle of molten iron. Ascend the secret stairs of the Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh and wander the dim stretch of Shades of Death Road in Washington County to encounter the otherworldly denizens of the Keystone State. Includes photos!

Download or read book Ghost Stories of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County written by Beth E. Trapani and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Supernatural Pittsburgh and Its Suburbs written by James F. Titus and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of these true "inexplicable enounters" were compiled from people working the classified advertising section of the Pittsburg Post-Gazette. Two of the tales, though legendary, the author included to make them "suburban legends," as they were enhanced with his own autobiographical reflections.

Download or read book Ghost Boys written by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father's actions. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and socio-political layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world, and how one boy grows to understand American blackness in the aftermath of his own death.

Download or read book A Haunted Ghost Tour in Pittsburgh written by Louise Martin and published by Hometown World. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience a fa-BOO-lous Halloween with a ghost family on a tour of all the places you know and love in Pittsburgh! A family of ghosts visits spooky sites on a Halloween tour around Pittsburgh! Little Ghost loves tricking everyone...until Little Ghost hears the biggest BOO ever! Readers will also join in the hide and SHRIEK activity fun by spotting the hidden ghosts on each page. Come along and celebrate an unforgettable Halloween night! The #1 Regional Publisher with more than 6.9 million books sold: Delivers a BRAND-NEW regional Halloween series Halloween continues to grow in popularity: Sourcebooks' previous Halloween regional titles have sold more than 1.2 million copies Regional and Festive: This spooky, fun read-aloud incorporates Halloween fun and features art and text created especially for a specific city, state, or country so that each title feels unique

Download or read book Ghost Tracks written by Mark Saba and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The stories in Ghost Tracks are indeed haunted, but not by poltergeists or any other supernatural monsters. Instead, these beautifully-rendered works of short fiction are haunted by memory and missed opportunities. Mark Saba excavates a city of Pittsburgh where the factories are still producing steel and the men still have to speak in shards of blunt metallic language, where shades of meaning hover like ghosts between the words." Craig Fishbane, On the Proper Role of Desire ____________________________________ "In Ghost Tracks: Stories of Pittsburgh Past, Mark Saba writes about a Pittsburgh that is neither material, nor historical, but a place of memory. Beginning his collection with a quote from Tolstoy, 'Everything is, everything exists, only because I love' he sketches in 'the everything' with stories about professors, workmen, children and nuns told in an amazing range of voices. Some of the narrators relate events as they are occurring and some talk about what happened after their deaths. In the last story in the book, a father who had died when his son was three wonders what his son would have been like if had been a part of his growing up. The father says that the only consolation he can find is that his son uses 'his uncommon perspective to bring light to others who may have found themselves in the same circumstance.' Mark Saba has an uncommon perspective, and he has used it to connect us to characters that exist for us because of his expert telling of their stories." Chris Bullard, Fear ______________________________________ "Mark Saba's Ghost Tracks: Stories of Pittsburgh Past serves up twenty-three delightful vignettes arranged in three movements, chronicling the bittersweet lives of men, women, and children of Pittsburgh past. Among them: a chronic illness, seen and experienced by an innocent child ('Asthma'); a Lithuanian immigrant girl's coming of age ('National Biscuit Company'); and a richly-lived (and told) life viewed through the diary of a blind maid, mother, and crone ('Eva'). In these and other poignant tales, Saba narrates the human condition at its most savory and delicious." Phillip E. Temples, Machine Feelings and Helltown Chronicles

Download or read book Much Ado About Baseball written by Rajani LaRocca and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Much Ado About Baseball is the best children's book I've read in the past 10 years!" -Brad Thor, New York Times bestselling author of the Scot Harvath series "A moving tale of baseball, magic, and former rivals who come together to solve a problem." -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW In this companion novel to Midsummer's Mayhem, math and baseball combine with savory snacks to cause confusion and calamity in the town of Comity. Twelve-year-old Trish can solve tough math problems and throw a mean fastball. But because of her mom's new job, she's now facing a summer trying to make friends all over again in a new town. That isn't an easy thing to do, and her mom is too busy to notice how miserable she is. But at her first baseball practice, Trish realizes one of her teammates is Ben, the sixth-grade math prodigy she beat in the spring Math Puzzler Championships. Everyone around them seems to think that with their math talent and love of baseball, it's only logical that Trish and Ben become friends, but Ben makes it clear he still hasn't gotten over that loss and can't stand her. To make matters worse, their team can't win a single game. But then they meet Rob, an older kid who smacks home runs without breaking a sweat. Rob tells them about his family's store, which sells unusual snacks that will make them better ballplayers. Trish is dubious, but she's willing to try almost anything to help the team. When a mysterious booklet of math puzzles claiming to reveal the "ultimate answer" arrives in her mailbox, Trish and Ben start to get closer and solve the puzzles together. Ben starts getting hits, and their team becomes unstoppable. Trish is happy to keep riding the wave of good luck . . . until they get to a puzzle they can't solve, with tragic consequences. Can they find the answer to this ultimate puzzle, or will they strike out when it counts the most?

Download or read book Ophie s Ghosts written by Justina Ireland and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction! The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won’t stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie. Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the night in November 1922, and the cruel act that took her home and her father from her. Which was the same night that Ophie learned she can see ghosts. Now Ophie and her mother are living in Pittsburgh with relatives they barely know. In the hopes of earning enough money to get their own place, Mama has gotten Ophie a job as a maid in the same old manor house where she works. Daffodil Manor, like the wealthy Caruthers family who owns it, is haunted by memories and prejudices of the past—and, as Ophie discovers, ghosts as well. Ghosts who have their own loves and hatreds and desires, ghosts who have wronged others and ghosts who have themselves been wronged. And as Ophie forms a friendship with one spirit whose life ended suddenly and unjustly, she wonders if she might be able to help—even as she comes to realize that Daffodil Manor may hold more secrets than she bargained for.

Download or read book Ghosthunting Pennsylvania written by Rosemary Guiley and published by Clerisy Press. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rosemary Ellen Guiley is a renowned expert on paranormal, visionary, and spiritual topics. She puts her expertise to use in this guide to the scariest sites in the Keystone State. Each destination includes a detailed description and photographs so readers may test their own ghosthunting skills or visit from the safety of their armchairs. Firsthand accounts of otherworldly encounters bring the spooks into view, while a Ghostly Resources section points ghosthunters to further information.

Download or read book Haunted Roads of Western Pennsylvania written by Thomas White and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twisty roads—and twisted tales—of the Appalachian Mountains make for distracted driving in western Pennsylvania. Ghostly travelers are said to wander the lonely roads of western Pennsylvania. A creeping fog rises from Blue Mist Road, and stories of car crashes, lynchings and even strange beasts haunt this isolated stretch outside Pittsburgh. Is it the angry spirit of a jealous husband or a gypsy king who stalks Erie County’s Axe Murder Hollow? Shades of Death Road in Washington County may be host to phantom coal miners killed during a deadly labor dispute. With firsthand accounts and historical research, authors Thomas White and Tony Lavorgne travel the backcountry roads and byways of western Pennsylvania to discover their ghost tales and mysterious legends. Includes photos! “The authors include a history of each road along with the supernatural legends and other unexplained activity. Surprisingly, they are able to provide possible explanations for most of the alleged hauntings, but admit that they cannot account for every one, which allows the roads in question to keep their allure and spooky possibilities.” —PopCultureGuy

Download or read book Hauntings Possessions and Exorcisms written by Adam C. Blai and published by Emmaus Road Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you fight an enemy you can’t see? In this field guide to defense against the demonic, Adam Blai, an expert in religious demonology and exorcism for the diocese of Pittsburgh, shares information and advice gained over years of extensive experience with the paranormal. Review the scriptural evidence about demons—who were cast down to earth, not hell—and the tricks they play to try to gain influence in our lives. You’ll also discover the tools the Church has developed for us to combat and resist the forces of evil. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book is perfect for the Catholic looking to learn more about the invisible forces hell-bent on the destruction of your soul—and how to claim the victory Christ has already won.

Download or read book The Demon of Brownsville Road written by Bob Cranmer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: October 1988: Bob Cranmer buys a house in the Pittsburgh suburb he grew up in. He has no idea that his dream home is about to become his worst nightmare… The Cranmers seemed fated to own the house at 3406 Brownsville Road. As a young boy, Bob had been drawn to the property, and, just when the family decided to move back to Brentwood, it went up for sale. Without a second thought, they purchased the house that Bob had always dreamed of owning. But soon, the family began experiencing strange phenomena—objects moving on their own, ghostly footsteps, unsettling moaning sounds—that gradually increased in violence, escalating to physical assaults and, most disturbingly, bleeding walls. Bob, Lesa, and their four children were under attack from a malicious demon that was conjuring up terrifying manifestations to destroy their tight-knit household. They had two choices: leave or draw on their unwavering faith to exorcise the malicious fiend who haunted their home. Now, Bob Cranmer recounts the harrowing true story of the evil presence that tormented his family and the epic spiritual war he fought to save everything he held dear… INCLUDES PHOTOS

Download or read book Hauntings of Pittsburgh the Laurel Highlands written by Don Wagner and published by . This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is the Shadow Man at the Pittsburgh Aviary? Does a spirit walk the halls of St. Anthony's? Were killers watching Don Wagner of Peace of Mind Paranormal Society (P.O.M.P.S.) at the Moundsville Prison? Are the diners at Titlow Tavern & Grille being joined by beautiful lady spirits? Who is the ghost who trips girls on the stairs at the Stone House Inn? The Grim Reaper in a private home, a soldier in Snyder's Cemetery/Montour Trail, an old dead Quaker guarding a Perryopolis church, the Green Man Tunnel, a lost nun at West Overton Museum, the Demon House's demon...meet them all and more in Hauntings of Pittsburgh & the Laurel Highlands by Don Wagner, with Marci Lynn McGuinness. Thirty stories and ghostly images from southwestern Pennsylvania paranormal investigations will grab you. You may never be the same. Don Wagner began his paranormal quest nine years ago to prove to his sons that ghosts are not real. Instead, he found many spirits trapped in local haunts and continues to try to help them find their way home. Author Marci Lynn McGuinness joined P.O.M.P.S. on three investigations. Read about her experiences, including a Titlow Tavern & Grille ghost who told her that she is normal and the Grim Reaper attaching itself to her during the writing of this book. Find out how she won the battle for her soul.