Maine Book of the Dead: Graveyard Legends and Lore (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467150316)

Maine's graveyards contain the ancient memories and last words of woodsmen, lighthouse keepers, inventors, sea captains and the people who called this rugged land home. In an island cemetery rests Tall Barney, a six-foot-seven folk hero who single-handedly took down fifteen men in a Portland bar. Kittery holds the grave for the crew of the doomed ship the Hattie Eaton. Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor is the final resting place for the famed Sky Blue Madam Fanny Jones and Public Enemy No. 1, gangster Al Brady. Camp Etna contains the grave of famed medium Mary Vanderbilt. Dead Man's Gulch in Wales holds many eerie tales of ghosts that refuse to leave. Join renowned author and tour guide Roxie Zwicker as she explores Maine's historic and legendary graveyards.

Author: Roxie J. Zwicker
ISBN-10: 1467150312
ISBN-13: 9781467150316
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2021
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.07w x 0.42d