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Possessions

The History and Uses of Haunting in the Hudson Valley

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PAPERBACK

$31.00 • £26.95 • €28.95

ISBN 9780674018525

Publication Date: 10/31/2005

* Academic Trade

320 pages

5-3/16 x 7-15/16 inches

9 halftones, 1 map

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  • Introduction
  • 1. “How Comes the Hudson to this Unique Heritage?”
  • 2. Irving’s Web
  • 3. The Colorful Career of a Ghost from Leeds
  • 4. Local Characters
  • 5. Possessing High Tor Mountain
  • Epilogue: Hauntings without End
  • Notes
  • Index

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