{"product_id":"ghosts-of-old-muncie-paperback","title":"Ghosts of Old Muncie - Paperback","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\u003eChris Flook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Muncie's past come weird tales of supernatural encounters, creepy ghostlights, haunted houses, and eerie hoaxes. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years before the Civil War, wraiths routinely harassed travelers on turnpikes southeast of the city. A poltergeist once terrorized a family farm in northeast Center Township in 1890. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ghosts appeared frequently at local businesses, theaters, office buildings, factories, and turnpikes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelaware County historian Chris Flook delves deep into local historical archives to reveal dozens of uncanny encounters, ghostly pranks, and strange paranormal phenomena of the Magic City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Flook is a public historian from Muncie and has authored three previous books about local history: \u003cem\u003eIndianapolis Graverobbing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNative Americans of East-Central Indiana\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLost Towns of Delaware County\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2016, he coauthored and edited \u003cem\u003eBeech Grove Cemetery Comes to Life\u003c\/em\u003e. Flook also writes the \"ByGone Muncie History\" column for the \u003cem\u003eStar Press\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to volunteering at the Delaware County Historical Society, Flook works professionally as a motion graphics designer, photographer and documentary filmmaker. He teaches motion design at Ball State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 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 August 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50400494551277,"sku":"9781467157872","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/ghosts-of-old-muncie-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}