{"product_id":"unquiet-california-james-blessinger-9798197737540","title":"Unquiet California: Ghosts, Legends, and Supernatural History of the Golden State","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeneath California's sunshine, glamour, and postcard beauty lies another world entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA world of haunted hotels, abandoned missions, phantom hitchhikers, cursed roads, ghost ships, forgotten graves, vanished towns, strange creatures, and places where something unseen still lingers after dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnquiet California\u003c\/i\u003e, paranormal nonfiction author James Blessinger explores the haunted heart of the Golden State through a chilling collection of ghost stories, urban legends, supernatural encounters, folklore, and historical mysteries drawn from real places across California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel deep into the fog-covered streets of San Francisco, the silent deserts of the Mojave, the isolated mountain slopes of Mount Shasta, the haunted corridors of the Winchester Mystery House, the restless decks of the RMS Queen Mary, and the infamous cells of Alcatraz Island as the stories behind California's most unsettling legends are brought vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this volume of the \u003ci\u003eUnquiet America\u003c\/i\u003e series, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunted places and paranormal hotspots across California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhost stories rooted in documented history and eyewitness testimony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrban legends, roadside apparitions, phantom hitchhikers, and unexplained disappearances\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistoric hotels, abandoned buildings, old missions, cemeteries, and forgotten landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGold Rush tragedies, Hollywood hauntings, maritime disasters, and desert mysteries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrange encounters from the Sierra Nevada, Central Valley, Northern California, Southern California, and the Pacific Coast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolklore connected to California's indigenous traditions, frontier past, and hidden history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eMysterious accounts that blur the line between myth, memory, and the supernatural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a thoughtful and atmospheric style that balances skepticism with genuine curiosity, \u003ci\u003eUnquiet California\u003c\/i\u003e goes beyond simple ghost hunting to examine why certain places continue to unsettle us long after history should have buried them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of paranormal nonfiction, haunted history, supernatural folklore, ghost lore, true mysteries, weird American history, and dark travel writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome stories fade with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia's never did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnquiet California\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the ongoing \u003ci\u003eUnquiet America\u003c\/i\u003e series exploring haunted places, supernatural traditions, folklore, cryptids, legends, and unexplained phenomena throughout the United States and its territories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Blessinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197737540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"James Blessinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659919569151,"sku":"9798197737540","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unquiet-california-james-blessinger-9798197737540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}