Betsy Gaines Quammen in Conversation with Tiya Miles

Country Bookshelf is thrilled to welcome Betsy Gaines Quammen in conversation with acclaimed author and historian Tiya Miles to celebrate the upcoming release of Betsy’s new book, This Haunted Land: Reckoning with Ghosts and the Stories that Shape America. Why do humans need ghosts? And what do ghosts have to teach us? In This Haunted Land: Reckoning with Ghosts and the Stories that Shape America. Betsy Gaines Quammen investigates some of America’s most enduring ghost stories and uncovers how ghost stories can help us come to terms with our unsettled past. With curiosity, a bit of skepticism, and an open-hearted willingness to learn from the living and the dead, she takes readers on a riveting, sometimes spooky journey into the haunted towns, lands, waters, and parts of history that we too often ignore. From a once-booming uranium mine community now entombed in Colorado’s Mesa County, to America’s oldest fort on the east coast of Florida, This Haunted Land interweaves memory, mourning, folklore, and social anxiety—and shows that politicized efforts to rewrite history can be defeated by listening to the specters of the past. Tickets are not required for this event, but RSVPs are always appreciated! Please RSVP by reserving a free ticket at our Eventbrite page.

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