Flickering lights and mysterious presences have haunted America since the founding of the republic. Explore the history and read the spine-chilling stories of America’s ghosts! Join paranormal researcher Richard Estep as he plunks you into the middle of the unsettling action of captivating true ghost stories and encounters with the supernatural from throughout American history. From 1776 and Boston’s Granary Burying Ground to the spirits that arose after the brutality of the Civil War, the whispered voices heard in the White House, and eerie tales of dead celebrity sightings, United States of Ghosts: A History of America’s Hauntings delves into the true eldritch tales from both historical documents and personal accounts, including … Ghosts of the American revolution found in the Boston Common, the American Philosophical Library in Philadelphia, and elsewhere - Poltergeist outbreaks, a brutal murder in a haunted house, and other extraordinary events before and after the Civil War - The lingering specters of Gettysburg, the Battle of Antietam. and other Civil War battles - Ghostly encounters with famous men and women, including John Belushi, Harry Houdini, Rudolph Valentino, and Mark Twain - Spirits from the Wild West that continue to wreak havoc on the jails that incarcerated them and the mines that buried them - The brutal mutilation mystery of the Roaring Twenties’ Black Dahlia - First lady and president apparitions that haunt the White House - Davy Crockett and ghosts of the Alamo - Haunted hotels, cemeteries, and burial grounds - … and much more! Master storyteller and seasoned paranormal investigator Richard Estep presents 250 years of hauntings in United States of Ghosts . You’ll meet a whole host of other supernatural manifestations, haunting this bone-chilling collection of true ghost stories spanning our nation’s history! Richard Estep is the author of more than 40 books, including Visible Ink Press’ Ghostly Encounters ; Dark Spirits ; Serial Killers ; and The Serial Killer Next Door . Additionally, he’s written numerous paranormal nonfiction titles, including The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm , which served as a basis for the Hulu miniseries The Fox Hollow Murders . He is a regular cast member on the TV shows Haunted Hospitals and Paranormal 911 . When he isn’t writing, Richard serves as a 911 paramedic and clinical educator in his adopted state of Colorado, where he lives with his wife and a menagerie of adopted animals. Tim Shaw is a paranormal researcher and host of the The Black Cat Lounge podcast. He has made numerous television appearances, including Discovery Channel's Ghost Lab , SyFy's Ghost Hunters , Spike's Ghost Ops , Destination America's Paranormal Lockdown , and The Travel Channel's America's Most Terrifying Places .