![]() ![]() “Whether you believe in ghosts or are just intrigued by their persistence in popular culture, American Ghost is itself a haunting story about the long reach of the past.” “In this captivating book, award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus examines the story of her great-great-grandmother Julia, who is said to haunt a hotel in Santa Fe as a dark-eyed ghost in a long black gown.” ![]() ![]() American Ghost is a purview into a Jewish subculture no less rich, factious or historically relevant than the Pale of Settlement or the Lower East Side.” American Ghost is a multi-genre work that succeeds on a number of levels.” Such introspection deepens her genealogical quest into a satisfying philosophical one as well.” In exhuming Julia’s story, Nordhaus asks questions mere enthusiasts might not: Do tales like Julia’s ferret out truths or bend them to fit contemporary molds?…. Her second interweaves ghost hunts with memoir, Western lore, history, travelogue and family annals.” “Nordhaus attacks her subject with the same scholarship and lively writing that made her nonfiction debut, The Beekeeper’s Lament, a beloved best-seller. Every aspect of the account is enlightening, well written, and entertaining. not just the story of a haunting, but a story that will haunt its readers.” “ American Ghost is beautifully written and self-aware, a memoir that tells a story and searches for broader lessons. “7 Must-Read Books for March” – ELLE MAGAZINE “20 Books We’ll Read in 2015” – ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ![]()
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