From the Rocky Mountains come more tales of high-country hauntings: hundreds of long-deceased people are still seen cleaning up the site of the 1903 Frank Slide; Idaho's phantom white stallion rescues people who have lost their way in the mountains; and Colorado boasts a ghostly bookworm that haunts a used bookstore.
Barbara Smith was born and raised in Toronto and lived most of her life in Edmonton. She settled in the Victoria area in 2006 with her husband, Bob. They have two daughters and two grandsons.
Barbara has always collected folklore stories. Following her job on the Edmonton school board, she has been a full-time writer since 1988. Her work is inspired by a love of mystery, combined with her lifelong interest in social history. She has published over thirty books, the majority regional true ghost stories.
They include: Ghost Stories Of Manitoba, Campfire Stories Of Western Canada, Ghost Stories Of Alberta, Ghost Stories And Mysterious Creatures Of British Columbia, Ghost Stories Of The Rocky Mountains, and Canadian Ghost Stories. Barbara was featured on the Discovery Channel's "Hunt For the Mad Trapper". She continues to publish, give readings, and interviews. Canadian Ghost Stories came out in November 2018. http://www.superstitioustimes.com/can...
Enjoyable. "True" ghost stories from New Mexico up into Canada. Stories are categorized by similar theme - mining ghosts, ghosts in inns, etc. Most stories are nicely retold, giving specific dates, locations, etc. A few lack major details and perhaps shouldn't be included.
Nice collection of short stories. Book is made up of five chapters, Haunted Houses, Highways and Byways, The Spirit's Inn, Snippets and Ghosts in Public. I would have like more background on a lot of the stories. I have heard a few of the stories and couple I had only heard part of the story, it was nice to hear some new ones that happens in my beloved Rocky Mountains. . A few of the stories have a picture or two, that is a nice touch.
Not part of any Challenges in 2021 - Just for pleasure
This was a great book. I love hearing about real ghost stories and I loved the way the author put this group of stories together. Giving little bits of history along with the storires and admitting when there wasn't much more about the stories or no other ways to verify the information. Always asking "why are they here?" and "What keeps them here?