Creatures of Passage

Creatures of Passage

Author: Morowa Yejidé

Publisher: Akashic Books

Published: 2022-07-05

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1617758884

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With echoes of Toni Morrison's Beloved, Yejidé's novel explores a forgotten quadrant of Washington, DC, and the ghosts that haunt it. Longlisted for the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction “Yejidé’s writing captures both real news and spiritual truths with the deftness and capacious imagination of her writing foremothers: Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison and N.K. Jemisin . . . Creatures of Passage is that rare novel that dispenses ancestral wisdom and literary virtuosity in equal measure.” —Washington Post Nephthys Kinwell is a taxi driver of sorts in Washington, DC, ferrying passengers in a 1967 Plymouth Belvedere with a ghost in the trunk. Endless rides and alcohol help her manage her grief over the death of her twin brother, Osiris, who was murdered and dumped in the Anacostia River. Unknown to Nephthys when the novel opens in 1977, her estranged great-nephew, ten-year-old Dash, is finding himself drawn to the banks of that very same river. It is there that Dash—reeling from having witnessed an act of molestation at his school, but still questioning what and who he saw—has charmed conversations with a mysterious figure he calls the “River Man.” When Dash arrives unexpectedly at Nephthys’s door bearing a cryptic note about his unusual conversations with the River Man, Nephthys must face what frightens her most. Morowa Yejidé’s deeply captivating novel shows us an unseen Washington filled with otherworldly landscapes, flawed super-humans, and reluctant ghosts, and brings together a community intent on saving one young boy in order to reclaim itself.


Strange Sights in the White House and Other Hauntings in Washington, D.C.

Strange Sights in the White House and Other Hauntings in Washington, D.C.

Author: Megan Cooley Peterson

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 2020-08

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1496684249

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"As the First Family sleeps, something spooky goes bump in the night. History knows the White House as the symbol of the American presidency. Could it also be America's most haunted house? Learn more about the White House's most talked-about ghosts and about other paranormal activity running wild in the nation's capital. Between these pages, readers will find just the right amount of scariness for a cold, dark night"--


Ghosts of Georgetown

Ghosts of Georgetown

Author: Tim Krepp

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-06-18

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1625845790

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Take the Exorcist Steps to meet “the diverse array of ghosts” in DC’s historic neighborhood—from the author of Capitol Hill Haunts (The Hoya). On the banks of the Potomac River, Georgetown has had three centuries to accumulate ghoulish tales and venerable apparitions to haunt its cobbled streets and mansions. In this historic Washington, DC, neighborhood, the eerie moans of three sisters herald every death on the river, and on R Street, President Lincoln is rumored to have witnessed the paranormal at a seance. Along the towpath of the C&O Canal, a phantom police officer still walks his lonely beat, and on moonlit nights, he is joined by a razor-wielding ghoul. From the spirit of a sea captain who lingers in the Old Stone House to the strange ambiance of the Exorcist Steps, author and guide Tim Krepp takes readers on a chilling journey through the ghostly lore of Georgetown. Includes photos! “A great storyteller who, with a confident grasp of the facts and judiciously inserted asides, can bring to life both the haunters and the haunted. His way of ending his chapters with—gasp!—the literary equivalent of a horror movie organ chord lends a delightfully chilling touch.” —HillRag


The Ghost Who Haunted the Capitol

The Ghost Who Haunted the Capitol

Author: Steven Brezenoff

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2010-09

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1434221407

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In Washington, D.C., on a field trip, "Egg" Garrison and his friends solve a haunting mystery.


Who's Haunting the White House?

Who's Haunting the White House?

Author: Jeff Belanger

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781402738227

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Filled with archival images and original illustrations, this book takes young readers on a tour of the White House, examining its history and the ghosts believed to reside there. Full color.


Haunted Washington, DC

Haunted Washington, DC

Author: Tom Ogden

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-07-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1493019414

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Washington, DC can make a legitimate claim to being the most haunted city in America. With its rich history and the parade of passionate, colorful characters that have walked its streets over the past two centuries, it’s amazing the district doesn’t have more ghosts than it already does. Haunted Washington, DC, a collection of stories of ghosts, mysteries, and paranormal happenings in the nation's capital, will leave readers delightfully frightened.


America's Most Haunted Encyclopedia Series - Vol. I

America's Most Haunted Encyclopedia Series - Vol. I

Author:

Publisher: US Ghost Adventures Books

Published: 2020-11-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781735566528

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These tales of hauntings, ancient and modern, weave together to tell the history of the Mid-Atlantic cities of Williamsburg, Richmond & Washington, D.C.,. An uncompromising look at the sordid pasts of three of the most important cities in American history. Drawn from real-life research for US Ghost Adventures spine-tingling late-night tours on these cities' streets. This volume represents countless hours of research, real-life sightings, and tales from the cities themselves, with confirmed ghost stories from history and current sources and the contexts and historical facts. This volume is just one in a series of cities from across the United States, detailing in horrific spectacle the hauntings of our greatest cities.


Ghosts of Alexandria

Ghosts of Alexandria

Author: Michael Lee Pope

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-08-27

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1614235376

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The award-winning journalist and author of Hidden History of Alexandria, D.C. combs through the haunted past of this Virginia colonial town. The ghost of a Revolutionary War spy that fosters a centuries-old grudge against the British, two young lovers parted by fire but reunited in death and Union and Confederate soldiers who still battle at the Hotel Monaco are among the haunts of Alexandria, Virginia. Beside the Potomac and the twice-blooming wisteria, local author Michael Lee Pope takes readers on a thrilling journey with his collection of historic ghost lore. Join him as he searches for the identity of the Female Stranger of Gadsby’s Tavern and wanders the lonely halls of Woodlawn Plantation to encounter Alexandria’s restless souls. Includes photos! “A thrilling journey . . . [A] Halloween crowd-pleaser.” —Local Kicks