Ghosts! Washington Revisited: The Ghostlore of the Nation's Capitol
- ISBN-10
- 0764306537
- ISBN-13
- 9780764306532
- Category
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Book for Collectors
- Author
- John Alexander
Description
A reporter for the Washington Star newspaper wrote in 1891, "Washington is the greatest town for ghosts in this country." Here is a collection of tales and over 180 images of famous personalities who revisit the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and other Virginia, Maryland and Washington buildings and homes said to be haunted. It is a revised and updated edition of Ghosts! Washington's Most Famous Ghost Stories.
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