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    Massachusetts Book of the Dead: Graveyard Legends and Lore
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    Massachusetts Book of the Dead: Graveyard Legends and Lore

    By Roxie J. Zwicker

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    Massachusetts's historic graveyards are the final resting places for tales of the strange and supernatural. From Newburyport to Truro, these graveyards often frighten the living, but the dead who rest within them have stories to share with the world they left behind. While Giles Corey is said to haunt the Howard Street Cemetery in Salem, cursing those involved in the infamous witch trials, visitors to the Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain enjoy an arboretum and a burial ground with Victorian-era memorials. One of the oldest cemeteries in Massachusetts, Old Burial Hill in Marblehead, has been the final resting place for residents for nearly 375 years. Author Roxie Zwicker tours the Bay State's oldest burial grounds, exploring the stones, stories and supernatural lore of these hallowed places.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateOct 23, 2012
    ISBN9781614237372
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    Massachusetts Book of the Dead: Graveyard Legends and Lore
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    Roxie J. Zwicker

    Roxie Zwicker has been entertaining the locals, visitors from away and curious souls with her unique ghost stories since 1994. Her company, New England Curiosities, located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been offering ghost tours and special haunted events since 2002. She has been featured on Psychic History on the History Channel and Destination America on the Travel Channel and in the New York Times and Boston Globe . Roxie is the author of eight bestselling books on New England's ghost stories and folklore. Dubbed "Maine's Mystery Maven" by the York Independent , Roxie also writes and produces Wicked Curious , a podcast based on New England folklore. You can visit her website at www.newenglandcuriosities.com.

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