{"product_id":"amern-ghost-2","title":"AMERN GHOST","description":"“A haunting story about the long reach of the past.”—Maureen Corrigan, NPR’S Fresh Air\n“In this intriguing book, [Nordhaus] shares her journey to discover who her immigrant ancestor really was—and what strange alchemy made the idea of her linger long after she was gone.” —People\nLa Posada—“place of rest”—was once a grand Santa Fe mansion. It belonged to Abraham and Julia Staab, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-nineteenth century. After they died, the house became a hotel. And in the 1970s, the hotel acquired a resident ghost—a sad, dark-eyed woman in a long gown. Strange things began to happen there: vases moved, glasses flew, blankets were ripped from beds. Julia Staab died in 1896—but her ghost, they say, lives on.\nIn American Ghost, Julia’s great-great-granddaughter, Hannah Nordhaus, traces her ancestor’s transfiguration from nineteenth-century Jewish bride to modern phantom. Family diaries, photographs, and newspaper clippings take her on a riveting journey through three hundred years of German history and the American immigrant experience. With the help of historians, genealogists, family members, and ghost hunters, she weaves a masterful, moving story of fin-de-siècle Europe and pioneer life, villains and visionaries, medicine and spiritualism, imagination and truth, exploring how lives become legends, and what those legends tell us about who we are.\n\nHow does a nineteenth-century German bride become a twenty-first-century ghost?\n\nA Paranormal Investigation: The author joins ghost hunters, psychics, and mediums at the haunted La Posada hotel, digging into the strange events that have kept her ancestor’s story alive. Deep Genealogical Research: Follow a trail of family diaries, newspaper clippings, and historical archives from the dusty Southwest back to nineteenth-century Germany to uncover the real Julia Staab. A Journalist’s Memoir: As Julia’s great-great-granddaughter, Hannah Nordhaus weaves her own personal journey of discovery into the historical tapestry of her family’s hidden past. The American West: Explore the rough-and-tumble world of territorial Santa Fe, where Jewish merchants like Abraham Staab built fortunes and European brides confronted a strange and unforgiving new world.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062249207\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0062249207.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Nordhaus, Hannah\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47287243276465,"sku":"RDV.0062249207.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0062249207-0_2ffd224a-772c-4273-8292-32b32b622d73.jpg?v=1778868185","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/amern-ghost-2","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}