Author: Maryanne Porter
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439657882
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Book Description
From inspiring Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho to being the stalking ground of serial killers, Surf City, USA, has a spooky history with a West Coast twist. Though generally a peaceful coastal city, the dark stains from Santa Cruz’s past still linger. A former Spanish Mission, Holy Cross Catholic Church harbors a dark history of a brutal revolt of native Ohlone people that killed the cruel Fr. Andres Quintana. Frequented by mobsters and celebrities in its heyday, the famous Brookdale Lodge’s most talked-about guest is the ghost of a little girl who died nearby in 1892 after nearly drowning. Terrorized by three different serial killers during the 1970s, the city earned the nickname of “the Murder Capital of the World.” Local resident Alfred Hitchcock derived inspiration for his iconic film Psycho from the haunted mid-nineteenth-century Hotel McCray. Tracing the city’s eeriest incidents back to their roots, historical researcher and paranormal investigator Maryanne Porter details these and many more stories of local legend and lore. Includes photos! “[Porter] vividly retells the darker aspects of Santa Cruz history, and shares recorded experiences, including some of her own, at popular local haunted sites like the Brookdale Lodge and Sunshine Villa.” —GoodTimes
Author: Aubrey Graves
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781480214736
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Book Description
Surrounded by the redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains in California, stands the mystifying, historic Brookdale Lodge, overflowing with spirits and residual energy of its haunted past. Filled with ghost stories, investigations, interviews, history, legends and more, this book shares some of what the world famous venue has to offer, phantoms and all. One thing's for sure, when asking for spirits at the Brookdale Lodge, you may just get more than a shot of whiskey.
Author: Jeff Dwyer
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1589809033
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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“A vivid read and well-researched guide for serious ghost hunters that also makes a handy travel companion for California history buffs.” —Library Journal When you combine three centuries of exploration and settlement; Spanish, Mexican, and Yankee influence; a handful of natural catastrophes and manmade disasters; and vast swaths of eerie and desolate shoreline, you have an environment ripe for a haunting. From Moss Beach south along Highway 1 to Santa Cruz and down the coast through Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Lompoc, expert ghost hunter Jeff Dwyer guides locals and tourists alike through the most haunted and historic sites in the area. Praise for Jeff Dwyer’s Ghost Hunter’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area “While sometimes scary, [the ghost stories] more often serve as reminders of the sometimes quirky, and oftentimes tragically haunting, history of the people of California.” —The Reporter (Vacaville, CA) “I thought I knew everything about the wine country, but I apparently overlooked the protoplasmic ‘walk by night’ world.” —Mick Winter, author of The Napa Valley Book
Author: Aubrey Graves
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544959320
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Book Description
Santa Cruz definitely has it's share of hauntings, legends, and ghost stories, and this book covers just that. From the author of "Supernatural Santa Cruz," 2011, she brings to you the ultimate, updated guide covering over 70 of the top most haunted sites within Santa Cruz County.
Author: John V. Young
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Book Description
A fascinating human and cultural history of the Santa Cruz Mountains from 1850 to the middle of the 20th century. The lives of the early settlers and their descendants; a narrow-gauge railroad from Los Gatos to Santa Cruz in existence from 1880 to 1940; mining, logging, and grizzly bears. Tales of Patchen, Burrell, Austrian Gulch and Germantown, White Wash Alley, Lexington, Alma, Glenwood, New Almaden, and more.
Author: Aubrey Graves
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781480135642
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Introducing the second edition of the very first book dedicated to paranormal phenomenon in Santa Cruz, California. Enriched with ghost stories, interviews, paranormal investigations, Cryptozoology creatures, and more, Graves will take you on a tour of the county's most haunted sites. "Read this book. It will change you." - Scott Gruenwald from Travel Channel's "Paranormal Paparazzi"
Author: Aubrey Graves
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781461116189
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Book Description
Introducing the very first book dedicated to paranormal phenomenon in Santa Cruz, California. Enriched with hauntings, ghost legends, cryptozoology creatures and UFO sightings within the historic county.
Author: S. L. Hawke
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781505459586
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Book Description
"Based on true events, this first book in the Evergreen Cemetery Mystery Series creates a Santa Cruz of the 1860s, complete with opium dens, brothels, and fandangos. Embroiled in the espionage of the Civil War, Andrew Jackson Sloan finds himself pressed into service as an undercover U.S. Marshal ordered to investigate the ties of his brother-in-law, a prominent politician, to a Confederate gang of thieves" -- http://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Gulch-Evergreen-Cemetery-Mysteries/dp/1505459583/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429027280&sr=8-1&keywords=9781505459586
Author: Julia E. Lonergan
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781453730461
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Book Description
This book is about Mission Santa Cruz when it was Mexico and the destruction of the temples in the old Capitola of Alta California. It exposes a buried history of the Mexican-Spanish Governmental Palace of Nisene and the Magnolia Rose Mansion, both lost in the 1876 land grabs of Northern California. The book is evidenced with antique photographs and archaeology. The Saints of Francisco of the "de Anza" Expeditions, 1676-1876, practiced on strategically built temples in Mission Santa Cruz. The Mission and surrounding sacred sites were deliberately destroyed after 1876 in the California "land grabs" and many ruins still exist today. The destruction of the Magnolia Rose, and the closing off of the original port of San Lorenzo, and the moving of the mansions of the Holy Cross, ("Santa Cruz") Mountain has created a series of haunting.
Author: Evie Ybarra
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439662789
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Book Description
Stories of spirits, séances, and strange events in Southern California history—photos included! From the Chumash legends of the Dolphins and the Whispering Tree to the ghostly sightings at Sedgwick Reserve, hauntings abound here. In beautiful La Conchita, nightfall reveals dark secrets to anyone who will listen. Sightings of mysterious apparitions are common along Creek Road, considered one of the most haunted highways in California. In the 1800s, Summerland was home to spiritualists who held séances in the Big Yellow House. The Santa Barbara Mission is home to many specters, including the famous Franciscan monk said to roam the cemetery and gardens. Discover these stories and more with author Evie Ybarra as she explores the haunted side of history.
