Mysterious New England by the Editors of YANKEE Magazine

I found a used copy of the GREAT 1970s book, Mysterious New England for a few bucks recently.  It was a very well spent few dollars!

The copyright inside shows 1971, and the book was put together by the editors of YANKEE Magazine.  It is a large volume at 300 plus pages.  The stories are interesting and well written though, making this a very easy to read book for it's size.

The book has many short stories about ghosts, strange people, odd places, and just general weird stories relating to New England.

The writers tell the stories clearly, and there are some pretty good sources mentioned.  One writer talked about trying to find the remnants of an old forgotten town.  They were able to talk to some old timers who remembered the place.

I REALLY liked that about the book.  Being that it came out nearly 50 years ago, it is just generally closer to the sources overall.  I have read similar books that have come out more recently, by newer authors...  and their stories don't have the same authenticity.

This book also reminded me of the almost sacred books I might randomly come across in my middle school library.  Access to books was a bit more limited than now.  There might be 10 books on a topic of interest in a local library.  There might be a few at Waldenbooks in the mall....  So you devoured every book you could find on a topic.

But there were some great ones back then that almost seem to have disappeared.  I feel very lucky that I found this one.

Its strange, weird, and real.  Its very authentic, and unlike some of the more modern spooky books concerning New England, this one delivers.