Phantoms of Old Louisville: Ghostly Tales from America's Most Haunted Neighborhood - Softcover

Domine, David

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9780913383957: Phantoms of Old Louisville: Ghostly Tales from America's Most Haunted Neighborhood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0913383953 ISBN 13: 9780913383957

Publisher: McClanahan Pub House, 2006

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In "Phantoms of Old Louisville: Ghostly Tales from America's Most Haunted Neighborhood," Kentucky Author David Domin� conducts a literary stroll through a picturesque Victorian neighborhood where unexplained occurrences abound in grand old homes behind fortress-like walls. He adroitly pulls the reader along on a tour of hidden balconies and secret passage ways while describing architectural facets that make each dwelling unique. Along with fascinating stories and first-hand accounts from home owners and residents, Domin� offers pictures of the alleged haunts to help readers visualize spooks and phantoms as he unfolds his tales of lost spirits and forlorn phantoms. Old Louisville, the third largest historic preservation district in the nation, boasts hundreds and hundreds of opulent Victorian mansions, each of them with a story, and David Domin� brings them to life and takes the reader inside on a sumptuous visual foray. In "Phantoms of Old Louisville: Ghostly Tales from America's Most Haunted Neighborhood," guests are urged to make themselves comfortable and feel at home, but right as they settle in, the author pulls the rug out from under them and defies rational explanation of the would-be paranormal occurrences in his stories. Sure to please both history buffs and ghost story enthusiasts alike, this intriguing collection of supernatural tales peppered with lavish architecture, haunting history and colorful characters makes it a perfect read any time of the year.

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About the Author:

Best selling author David Domin� is a modern-day wordsmith who lives a storied 1895 chateauesque home in Old Louisville, one of the largest historic preservation districts in the country. A series of unexplained occurrences there led him to research the haunted history of the neighborhood, and since then he has delighted countless readers with tales of the supernatural in "GHOSTS OF OLD LOUISVILLE: True Stories of Hauntings in America's Largest Victorian Neighborhood" and "PHANTOMS OF OLD LOUISVILLE: Ghostly Tales from America's Most Haunted Neighborhood." An accredited interpreter and foreign language instructor, he also writes travel pieces and food reviews for various local and national publications. Travel is a great passion for him, and he has lived in the Philippines, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Austria and Germany - all places that allowed him to indulge his passion for food, wine and adventure. He holds post-graduate degrees from the University of Louisville, the University of California at Santa Barbara and Karl-Franzens-Universit�t in Graz, Austria. When not writing or teaching, he likes to sneak off with his dogs and hunt down new ghost stories in his adopted neighborhood. His most recent projects include a cookbook about new Kentucky cooking written by his alter ego, the Bluegrass Peasant, which was published October 1, 2007 by McClanahan Publishing House, Inc.

Review:

"...as enjoyable as the first with lots of interesting accounts of ghosts ... well written with first-hand accounts." -- Haunted Travels, October 1, 2006

"...this second book in David Domin�'s series on local ghosts is a delightful, easy read." -- The Courier-Journal, October 21, 2006

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