American Women's Ghost Stories in the Gilded Age

American Women's Ghost Stories in the Gilded Age
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9781137323989
ISBN-13 : 1137323981
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Book Synopsis American Women's Ghost Stories in the Gilded Age by : D. Downey

Download or read book American Women's Ghost Stories in the Gilded Age written by D. Downey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows just how closely late nineteenth-century American women's ghost stories engaged with objects such as photographs, mourning paraphernalia, wallpaper and humble domestic furniture. Featuring uncanny tales from the big city to the small town and the empty prairie, it offers a new perspective on an old genre.


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