Author: Mason Winfield
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162584364X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
The western New York state Great Lakes region serves as a scenic setting for supernatural traditions, incidences, and folklore. Avenging specters, demon-tortured roads, holy miracles, weird psychic events, prehistoric power sites, ancient curses, Native American shamans, active battlefields, ghost ships, black dogs, haunted monuments, and the phantoms of Rochester’s famous—all are part of the legacy of Rochester and the lower Genesee. Supernatural historian Mason Winfield and the research team from Haunted History Ghost Walks, Inc., take us on a spiritual safari through the Seneca homeland of the “Sweet River Valley” and the modern city in its place. After their survey of Rochester’s super natural history and tradition, “the Flour City” will never look the same. Includes photos!
Haunted Rochester
Author: Mason Winfield
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162584364X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
The western New York state Great Lakes region serves as a scenic setting for supernatural traditions, incidences, and folklore. Avenging specters, demon-tortured roads, holy miracles, weird psychic events, prehistoric power sites, ancient curses, Native American shamans, active battlefields, ghost ships, black dogs, haunted monuments, and the phantoms of Rochester’s famous—all are part of the legacy of Rochester and the lower Genesee. Supernatural historian Mason Winfield and the research team from Haunted History Ghost Walks, Inc., take us on a spiritual safari through the Seneca homeland of the “Sweet River Valley” and the modern city in its place. After their survey of Rochester’s super natural history and tradition, “the Flour City” will never look the same. Includes photos!
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162584364X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
The western New York state Great Lakes region serves as a scenic setting for supernatural traditions, incidences, and folklore. Avenging specters, demon-tortured roads, holy miracles, weird psychic events, prehistoric power sites, ancient curses, Native American shamans, active battlefields, ghost ships, black dogs, haunted monuments, and the phantoms of Rochester’s famous—all are part of the legacy of Rochester and the lower Genesee. Supernatural historian Mason Winfield and the research team from Haunted History Ghost Walks, Inc., take us on a spiritual safari through the Seneca homeland of the “Sweet River Valley” and the modern city in its place. After their survey of Rochester’s super natural history and tradition, “the Flour City” will never look the same. Includes photos!
Arthur Shawcross, the Genesee River Killer
Author: Joel Norris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558175785
Category : Crime and criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
From February 1988 until his capture nearly two years later, convicted child killer Shawcross terrorized the city of Rochester, New York, with his spree of savage slaughter. The gruesome details of his crimes shocked the court, but paled before the facts about his abused early childhood and his tour of duty in Vietnam where he first tasted human flesh. Photographs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558175785
Category : Crime and criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
From February 1988 until his capture nearly two years later, convicted child killer Shawcross terrorized the city of Rochester, New York, with his spree of savage slaughter. The gruesome details of his crimes shocked the court, but paled before the facts about his abused early childhood and his tour of duty in Vietnam where he first tasted human flesh. Photographs.
Rochester
Author: Jenny Marsh Parker
Publisher: Rochester, N.Y. : Scrantom, Wetmore
ISBN:
Category : Art museums
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher: Rochester, N.Y. : Scrantom, Wetmore
ISBN:
Category : Art museums
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
The Wall
Author: John Hersey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courage
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courage
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
A Choice of Weapons
Author: Gordon Parks
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873517690
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"Gordon Parks's spectacular rise from poverty, personal hardships, and outright racism is astounding and inspiring." --from the foreword by Wing Young Huie
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873517690
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"Gordon Parks's spectacular rise from poverty, personal hardships, and outright racism is astounding and inspiring." --from the foreword by Wing Young Huie
History of the Genesee Country (Western New York)
Author: Lockwood Richard Doty
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genesee region, New York
Languages : en
Pages : 651
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genesee region, New York
Languages : en
Pages : 651
Book Description
A River Ramble; Saga of the Genesee Valley. The Lakes Country. The Ridge
Author: Arch Merrill
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781019353370
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a travelogue that takes the reader on a journey through the Genesee Valley, the Lakes Country, and the Ridge in New York State. The book includes historical and cultural information about the places visited on the journey. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in New York State history and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781019353370
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a travelogue that takes the reader on a journey through the Genesee Valley, the Lakes Country, and the Ridge in New York State. The book includes historical and cultural information about the places visited on the journey. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in New York State history and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Folklore and Legends of Rochester
Author: Michael T. Keene
Publisher: History Press (SC)
ISBN: 9781609491901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Born from the chilly waters of Lake Ontario and the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, has been the cradle of the modern spiritualist an anti-Masonic movements and religious sects and communes. This unusual history has given rise to strange legends and shrouded the city in mystery. Was the corner of Main and Elm Streets--McCurdy's Department Store--cursed? Who was Captain William Morgan, and why did he suddenly disappear? What stories lie behind Rochester's first murder and the execution of William Lyman's killer? What is hoodoo, and who is the Hoodoo Doctor? Native American tales, the history of the infamous Fox sisters and the secrets of the Freemasons are woven into these and other legends of Rochester
Publisher: History Press (SC)
ISBN: 9781609491901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Born from the chilly waters of Lake Ontario and the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, has been the cradle of the modern spiritualist an anti-Masonic movements and religious sects and communes. This unusual history has given rise to strange legends and shrouded the city in mystery. Was the corner of Main and Elm Streets--McCurdy's Department Store--cursed? Who was Captain William Morgan, and why did he suddenly disappear? What stories lie behind Rochester's first murder and the execution of William Lyman's killer? What is hoodoo, and who is the Hoodoo Doctor? Native American tales, the history of the infamous Fox sisters and the secrets of the Freemasons are woven into these and other legends of Rochester
Like a God I Love All Things
Author: Billy Childish
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Ghost of the Charlotte Lighthouse
Author: Sally Valentine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781595310132
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Students from an elementary school in Rochester, New York, work together to save a lighthouse and, along the way, discover that it may be haunted.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781595310132
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Students from an elementary school in Rochester, New York, work together to save a lighthouse and, along the way, discover that it may be haunted.