Ghost Stories of the Old West by Dan Asfar

Started: 4/5/09
Finished: 4/5/09
Pages: 216
Year: 2003
Genre: History/Paranormal/non-fiction
Grade: C
Reason for reading: booksfree book
Blurb (from back cover): "Gamblers, gold rushes and ghosts-the Old West has it all. Join Dan Asfar as he unravels the haunted histories of some of America's most infamous gunslingers, lawmen and frontiersmen, as well as the forts, prisons and saloons where the region's recklessness found its truest expression.
"The phantom rider of the Pony Express, the West's legendary mail service, races past Hollenberg Station in Kansas-the only stopover still located on its original site.
"Ordered to destroy the Alamo, Mexican soldiers are frozen in their tracks by six imposing apparitions, each armed with a flaming saber.
"In the Canadian Rockies, foolhardy prospectors search for the Lost Lemon Mine and its legendary riches.
"The spirit of a Chinese maid, who committed suicide long ago, haunts Cain House in Bodie, California-one of America's best preserved ghost towns
"Determined to find her missing children, the ghost of a sorrowful mother wanders around historic Fort Leavenworth.
"Cree warriors in Alberta refuse to heed the warning of a mysterious seer, whose vision comes true after her tragic death.
"The ghost of Seth Bullock, a prominent lawman and entrepreneur, lends a helpng hand at his historic hotel in Deadwood, South Dakota.
"Near Cripple Creek in Colorado, miners are terrifed by the voices of the ferocious creatures they call the 'Tommyknockers.'"
Opinion: This was a quick read. Enjoyable pits of history but not a lot about the ghost sitings or what has been investigated. Wish that it had more of that.