This Haunted Land: Reckoning with Ghosts and the Stories that Shape America

Why do humans need ghosts? And what do our ghosts have to teach us?

“Gaines Quammen looks history straight in the eye.”
—LEAH SOTTILE, Blazing Eye Sees All

This Haunted Land investigates some of America’s most enduring legends and uncovers how ghost stories can illuminate some of the most unsettling parts of history. With curiosity, a touch of skepticism, and an open-hearted willingness to learn from the living and the dead, Betsy Gaines Quammen takes readers on a journey into haunted towns...