Shaker Ghost Stories from Pleasant Hill, Kentucky

by Thomas Freese

Shaker Ghost Stories is a collection of true experiences from the visitors to and employees at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. Pleasant Hill has been 200 years in existence, and is one of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420850725
• ISBN13: 9781420850727
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

This book takes you there

I remember going to Shaker Village for a school field trip decades ago -- and this book brought it back to me. Having a background in Anthropology & Religious Studies, I am continually fascinated by cultures, wanting to understand not just how they lived, but what they thought and felt. This book allowed me to "see" how Shakers felt by what apparently remains important to them even in death. The ghostly experiences shared in this book are entrancing, and they make you want to visit Pleasant Hill in the hopes of experiencing something otherworldly yourself. Thomas Freese has a charming writing style that draws you in and makes you feel like you are right there. I highly recommend this book.

A must for any library

Thomas Freese brings to life the beautiful village of Pleasant Hill with the always present ghost that haunt there. He has an excellent style of writing that introduces you to some fine people who have worked there and visited there. He tells of their experiences and makes you want to go experience those same ghost as well. This book is a thrill for all ages.

A book for everybody's "must read" list

This is an excellent, entertaining, accurate of the "Shaker Experience" told by the people who actually experienced them. When I read this book, I immediately wanted to go to Pleasant Hill to experience these things for myself. Once you start this book, you will not put it down until you finish it! ---Roberta Simpson Brown Author, Storyteller

A fine offering of cultural ghost tales

Mr. Freese has not only succeeded at giving his readers a hearty serving of ghost stories -- he has also given them the full flavor of Shaker culture. As a lover of ghost stories, I found these Shaker ghost stories believable and was pleased that the stories were told to the author by those who live in, work in, and visit the village. Mr. Freese's literary skill, blended with his interviewing techniques, has resulted in an easy-to-read book that you will want to keep on your bookshelf.

Shaker Ghost Stories at Pleasant Hill, KY

Being a Kentuckian, I was eager to read Freese's book on Shaker Ghost Stories of Pleasant Hill. His words and descriptions make me feel as if I'm walking the village road at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. I enjoyed the interview format he used and how he introduced the employees of Shaker Village, they are people that I can relate to with down to earth values and experiences of the ghosts at Shaker Village. As I read, I felt as if I were there, exploring the buildings and searching for ghosts or their stories, just as Freese has done. Excellent writing and highly recommended to anyone who enjoys "historical" ghost stories.