Ghost-Town Tales of Oklahoma: Unforgettable Stories of Nearly Forgotten Places

Stillwater, Oklahoma: New Forums Press, Inc, 1996. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. First edition - a paperback original. Inscribed and signed by author on title page ('Helen, this should bring about old memories, Love Jim'). Light crease on back corner. 1996 Trade Paperback. viii, 248 pp. A collection of accounts of incidents and legends throughout the state - intriguing bits of the past generally not found in conventional works of history. Used in some schools as a teaching aid. Included in the 26 chapters are descriptions of a crucial battle between Indians and Spaniards in 1759; a place where "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" was composed; the wild and woolly past of a town called Navajoe; a whiskey-smuggling scheme that set a train depot on fire; a young man who left the oil fields for Hollywood; a scary light that has haunted a lonely road for years; and where once a strange but lively party took place in a moonlit cemetery.