Ghostland: An American History In Haunted Places

"The good news: Nothing’s really haunted except by the spirits we imagine for ourselves. The bad news: We’ll make anything haunted. The great news: There’s Ghostland. Colin Dickey gets to the heart of the matter over and over, skirting any tourist-trap sensationalism in favor of historical context that touches on the longing and tragedy underneath ghost stories. It’s a tour of America’s haunted places that takes an insightful look at how ghost stories are made, how ghosts and historical visibility are so tightly intertwined, and why we keep looking for the dead."