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The Haunting of America

By Stephen Wagner, About.com GuideSeptember 18, 2009

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As evidenced by the wealth of supernatural and paranormal shows on TV and in films, we like our ghosts and hauntings here in the U.S.A. In their book The Haunting of America: From the Salem Witch Trials to Harry Houdini, authors William J. Birnes and Joel Martin provide a historical context for our obsession with spookiness and the paranormal. They begin at our Puritanical roots in Colonial America, when the Devil was everywhere (isn't He still?) and witches were for burning.... Read more.

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RECENTLY ADDED TO MY BOOKSHELF: The Haunting of America

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