{"product_id":"americas-most-gothic-haunted-history-stranger-than-fiction-hardcover","title":"America's Most Gothic: Haunted History Stranger Than Fiction - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeanna Renee Hieber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrea Janes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Bram Stoker nominated author team who penned \u003ci\u003eA Haunted History of Invisible Women\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book of its kind to investigate gothic tropes that define American lore. Here is the hidden, dark history of what frightens us - and why.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gothic. Brooding, atmospheric, chilling, and not always the outpouring of a feverish imagination. Reality can be even stranger as borne out in this lush and ghostly look at real people who lived--and died--amidst the trappings of the Gothic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFog clinging to an isolated mansion. A dangerous patriarch or an overbearing matron. Locked doors and forbidden rooms. Whispers of murder and madness. And a woman shadowed by omnipresent threats. You've guessed it. You've stumbled into a Gothic tale, and it will haunt you like a ghost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe often think of the enduring tropes of the Gothic in terms of fiction and film--breath-catching escapes that tap into our fears, anxieties, forbidden desires, and unsettling dreams. But what if some of these chilly vibes are rooted in the experiences of real and tragic people who danced a macabre waltz with love and death? That's why we're here. Take the case of teenage Mercy Brown, victim--or was it predator?--of Rhode Island's vampire hysteria of the 1890s. Marguerite de la Roque, a French noblewoman condemned for \"sexual crimes\" to Canada's long-lost Isle of Demons. What happened to her and the barren landscape itself is the stuff of legend. And \"Mad Lucy\" Ludwell, the decidedly peculiar eighteenth-century high-society hauteur driven mad in the Virginia estate she prowls to this day. President Helen Peabody's spirit still stringently watches over her Women's College, now part of Ohio's Miami University. Ghosts of workers lost in horrific conditions while building the Hoosac Tunnel warn of imminent danger. Settle in. There are more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to the phantom ships, haunted academic halls, menacing landscapes, and family curses of America's Most Gothic--a tour of true spectral sightings and disordered minds. But beware: it's sure to get under your skin. The haunted--and haunting--figures herein want it that way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeanna Renee Hieber\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and paranormal history expert. A regular speaker at Sci-Fi \/ Fantasy conventions, she's appeared on film and television on shows including \"Mysteries at the Museum\" and \"Beyond the Unknown.\" She's a three-time Prism Award-winner for her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker, \u003c\/i\u003eand a Daphne Du Maurier Award-finalist for \u003ci\u003eDarker Still. \u003c\/i\u003eAfter earning a BFA in Theatre Performance and a focus study in the Victorian Era, she spent many years in the professional regional theatre circuit, skills that serve her well as a speaker and a ghost tour guide for Boroughs of the Dead in New York. Leanna lives in New York, NY and can be found online at: LeannaReneeHieber.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Janes\u003c\/b\u003e (she\/her) is the Founder and owner of Boroughs of the Dead, New York City's premier ghost tour company, which has been featured on NPR.org, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGothamist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Travel Channel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCondeNast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMashable\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Andrea is also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eA Haunted History of Invisible Women\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit boroughsofthedead.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978276798765,"sku":"9780806543741","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/wPfD52bA-s9780806543741.webp?v=1775801409","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/americas-most-gothic-haunted-history-stranger-than-fiction-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}