{"product_id":"this-haunted-land-reckoning-with-ghosts-and-the-stories-that-shape-america-9798890920478","title":"This Haunted Land: Reckoning with Ghosts and the Stories That Shape America by Quammen, Betsy Gaines","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy do humans need ghosts? And what do our ghosts have to teach us? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gaines Quammen looks history straight in the eye.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e--LEAH SOTTILE\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlazing Eye Sees All\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Haunted Land\u003c\/i\u003e investigates some of America's most enduring legends and uncovers how ghost stories can illuminate some of the most unsettling parts of history. With curiosity, a touch of skepticism, and an open-hearted willingness to learn from the living and the dead, Betsy Gaines Quammen takes readers on a journey into haunted towns, forgotten lives, and abandoned places. From a once-booming uranium mining community in Colorado to a fort on the coast of Florida that predates the United States itself, this riveting exploration of memory, mourning, folklore, and social anxiety shows that politicized efforts to rewrite history can only be defeated by bearing witness to the specters of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Betsy Gaines Quammen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Torrey House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798890920478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBETSY GAINES QUAMMEN\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Zion: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCliven Bundy, God, and Public Lands in the West\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrue West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Reading the West Book Award. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, and History News Network. She holds a PhD from Montana State University and lives in Montana with her husband, writer David Quammen, and a bunch of scaly and furry rescued critters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torrey House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48921707675801,"sku":"9798890920478","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/this-haunted-land-reckoning-with-ghosts-and-the-stories-that-shape-america-9798890920478","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}