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| galvez hotel haunted history: Ghosts of Galveston Kathleen Shanahan Maca, 2016-09-12 Discover the haunting history of this town on the Texas coast—includes photos. One of the oldest cities in Texas, Galveston has witnessed more than its share of tragedies. Devastating hurricanes, yellow fever epidemics, fires, a major Civil War battle, and more cast a dark shroud on the city’s legacy. Ghostly tales creep throughout the history of famous tourist attractions and historical homes. The altruistic spirit of a schoolteacher who heroically pulled victims from the floodwaters during the great hurricane of 1900 roams the Strand. The ghosts of Civil War soldiers march up and down the stairs at night and pace in front of the antebellum Rogers Building. The spirit of an unlucky man decapitated by an oncoming train haunts the railroad museum, moving objects and crying in the night. In this fascinating book, Kathleen Shanahan Maca explores these and other haunted tales from the Oleander City. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: History of the Hotel Galvez, A Kathleen Maca, 2021-02 Come walk the timeless halls of the Hotel Galvez. No expense was spared in the creation of this beautiful statement of Galveston's resilience, which stands as the only historic beachfront hotel in the state of Texas. Perched on the city's famed seawall, the building has weathered a century of hurricanes and even served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. Presidents, beauty pageant contestants, gamblers, movie stars, military heroes, newsmen and countless other guests have gazed out at the Gulf through its gracefully arched windows. Kathleen Maca recounts the legends and shares the secrets of this extraordinary hotel. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Ghostly Tales of Galveston Kathleen Shanahan Maca, 2021 Adapted from Ghosts of Galveston by Kathleen Shanahan Maca. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Galveston's Red Light District Kimber Fountain, 2018-08-20 A local historian recounts nearly seventy years of seduction and scandal along the Texas Gulf Coast in this lively chronicle of Galveston’s notorious past. Known today as a colorful resort destination featuring family entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston, Texas, was once notorious for its flourishing vice economy and infamous red-light district. Called simply “The Line,” the unassuming five blocks of Postoffice Street came alive every night with wild parties and generous offerings of love for sale. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, The Line was a stubborn mainstay of the island cityscape until it was finally shut down in the 1950s. But ridding Galveston of prostitution would prove much more difficult than putting a padlock on the front door. In Galveston’s Red Light District, Texas historian Kimber Fountain pursues the sequestered story of women who wanted to make their own rules and the city that wanted to let them. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: I've Been Out There Grady Gaines, 2015-03-16 In the 1950s, as the leader of the Upsetters, the original backing band for rock pioneer Little Richard, Grady Gaines first exposed the music world to his unique brand of “honkin’,” bombastic, attitude-drenched saxophone playing. In the years that followed, the Upsetters became the backing band for Sam Cooke and crisscrossed the country as the go-to-band for revue-style tours featuring James Brown, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Supremes, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, and Etta James. In I’ve Been Out There, the Houston blues and R&B legend Grady Gaines speaks candidly about his sixty-year music career and life on the road supporting some of the biggest names in blues, soul, and R&B. This annotated autobiographical account details Gaines's professional triumphs and personal sacrifices. The book contains anecdotes about life on the road and in the studio during a period when the entertainment industry was vastly different, affording readers a glimpse into the creative makeup of a man whose distinctive sax playing powered some of the most popular songs of the era, helped define the genre, and mesmerized countless audiences. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Galveston Ghost Tales Denise Sandoval, 2021-09 In 1900, the city of Galveston was flourishing. With saloons, mansions, and even an opera house, the Texan island was known as The Queen City of the Gulf... until heavy rains flooded the streets, putting the entire town under waster and killing a third of the inhabitants. When the tragedy was over, the island was eventually rebuilt...but many of the dead were not ready to leave the place they called 'home'. Locals, as well as visitors, still speak about the unearthly situations they've personally experienced, especially at the Walmart that replaced the St.Mary's Orphan Asylum. Galveston Ghost Tales is a compendium of the eeriest stories from the this haunted city. A photo of a little girl wasn't there. The spirit of a nun that roams the aisles. The sound of a child crying. With firsthand accounts from those who have seen these things and more themselves, this book will fill your mind with shadowy figures. Whether you already believe in ghost or are still a skeptic, Galveston Ghost Tales will haunt your dreams all night long. Grab a flashlight, snuggle under the sheets, and turn the pages! But take care, chances are... you won't be sleeping tonight. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Galveston's Broadway Cemeteries Kathleen Shanahan Maca, 2015-07-20 Beginning in 1839 with the donation of four square blocks of land, the grouping of cemeteries on the central boulevard of Galveston has grown to include seven separate cemeteries within their gates. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, it is the resting place of famous and infamous citizens from Galveston's colorful past, including veterans from every war between 1812 and the present, heroes, scoundrels, philanthropists, murderers, pioneers of the Republic of Texas, groundbreaking scientists, and working-class citizens from around the world. Due to several grade raisings, there are up to three layers of burials within the cemetery, with some of the markers being lost forever. The stories of some of the residents are gathered here for you to enjoy. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Saving Audra Jeanie Freeman- Harper, 2017-12-27 The story of the Hotel Galvez Bride, long considered to be little more than an urban legend, is captured in the novel of tragic young love. Although the story has circulated for more than six decades, the reality has yet to surface. Rookie reporter Emery Rose sets out on a mission to find that truth. Her search draws her into powerful forces outside herself and brings her into a self discovery that changes her life. Set in both 1950s and modern day Galveston Island, this story leads the reader into fast paced intrigue and suspense at every turn of the page. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Strange True Stories of Louisiana George W. Cable, 2018-09-20 Reproduction of the original: Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George W. Cable |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Murder at the Arlington Kathleen Kaska, 2009-06-01 It's 1952. Reporter Sydney Lockhart checks into the historic Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Before she even unpacks, she discovers the brutally murdered body of the hotel's bookkeeper. What had begun as a simple travel-writing assignment now turns into a murder investigation. The bad news is that Sydney is a suspect. Determined to clear her name and prove herself a reporter deserving more than just travel assignments, Sydney becomes embroiled in the underworld of gangsters and gamblers. In her fight for the truth, she soon faces a more urgent battle: saving her own skin. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Moodys of Galveston and Their Mansion Henry Wiencek, 2010 In 1900, just a few months after the deadly hurricane of September, W. L. Moody Jr. and his family moved into the four-story mansion at the corner of Broadway and Twenty-sixth Street in Galveston. For the next eight decades, the Moody family occupied the 28,000-square-foot home: raising a family, creating memories, building business empires, and contributing their considerable wealth and influence for the betterment of their beloved city. In 1983, Hurricane Alicia damaged the mansion, and Mary Moody Northen, eldest child of W. L. Moody Jr., moved out so a major restoration could begin. When the mansion opened to the public as a museum, education center, and location for community gatherings in 1991, it had been restored to its original grandeur. The Mary Moody Northen Endowment then commissioned award-winning author Henry Wiencek to write a history of the Moodys of Galveston and their celebrated home. Robert L. Moody Sr., grandson of W. L. Moody Jr. and nephew of Mary Moody Northen, contributes a foreword, giving a brief introduction and personal tone to the book, which also features fifteen color photographs of the Moodys and their home. An epilogue by E. Douglas McLeod summarizes the family's accomplishments and developments associated with the mansion since Northen's death in 1986. The Moodys of Galveston and Their Mansion is a must-read for Galvestonians, for the thousands of visitors who tour the mansion each year, and for anyone interested in the captivating tale of this influential and generous family and their magnificent house. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Born on the Island , 2012-09-10 In sixty-seven exquisite watercolors and drawings, nationally famous architect Eugene Aubry captures on paper the sensibilities, the memories, and the grace that evokes Galveston, especially for those who are BOI (“born on the island”). Commissioned by the Galveston Historical Foundation, these works of art are intended to enhance the visual record of the buildings and the unique local architectural style that so many have appreciated over the years.? In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Galvestonians became more aware than ever of the treasure of the island’s historical architecture and the vulnerability of this heritage to forces beyond human control. Aubry’s art captures the almost palpable sense of past glories these buildings bring to mind. Aubry—himself BOI—has fashioned these pieces in a way that resonates with those who love the island’s ethos. With a fine eye to the artist’s intent and a mastery of detail, architectural historian Stephen Fox expertly and eloquently introduces the work as a whole and, in discursive captions that accompany each image, informs the reader’s appreciation of Aubry’s art. So much more than a tribute, Born on the Island: The Galveston We Remember stands as a loving homage to Galveston—one that will call its readers home to the island, even if they have never ventured there before. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Mysteries of New Orleans Baron Ludwig von Reizenstein, 2003-05-22 One of the most scandalous books published in America at the time. Reizenstein's peculiar vision of New Orleans is worth resurrecting precisely because it crossed the boundaries of acceptable taste in nineteenth-century German America and squatted firmly on the other side . . . This work makes us realize how limited our notions were of what could be conceived by a fertile American imagination in the middle of the nineteenth century.—from the Introduction by Steven Rowan A lost classic of America's neglected German-language literary tradition, The Mysteries of New Orleans by Baron Ludwig von Reizenstein first appeared as a serial in the Louisiana Staats-Zeitung, a New Orleans German-language newspaper, between 1854 and 1855. Inspired by the gothic urban mysteries serialized in France and Germany during this period, Reizenstein crafted a daring occult novel that stages a frontal assault on the ethos of the antebellum South. His plot imagines the coming of a bloody, retributive justice at the hands of Hiram the Freemason—a nightmarish, 200-year-old, proto-Nietzschean superman—for the sin of slavery. Heralded by the birth of a black messiah, the son of a mulatto prostitute and a decadent German aristocrat, this coming revolution is depicted in frankly apocalyptic terms. Yet, Reizenstein was equally concerned with setting and characters, from the mundane to the fantastic. The book is saturated with the atmosphere of nineteenth-century New Orleans, the amorous exploits of its main characters uncannily resembling those of New Orleans' leading citizens. Also of note is the author's progressively matter-of-fact portrait of the lesbian romance between his novel's only sympathetic characters, Claudine and Orleana. This edition marks the first time that The Mysteries of New Orleans has been translated into English and proves that 150 years later, this vast, strange, and important novel remains as compelling as ever. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Haunted Restaurants, Taverns, and Inns of Texas Robert Wlodarski, Anne Powell Wlodarski, 2018-08-01 Loaded with tangy tales of spirits who inhabit places where you can spend a night or have a bite to eat. Listed by city, each haunted locale provides in-depth history about the spirited occupants, current facts and additional references. This book would be fully revised and would not include detailed travel information, just the stories. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Food to Die For Amy Bruni, 2024-07-30 Discover tantalizing recipes, spine-tingling stories, and historic photos from the most notoriously haunted locations across America in this fun and fascinating cookbook. Paranormal investigator and Kindred Spirits co-host Amy Bruni leads you through eerie hotels, haunted homes, hellish hospitals, and spooky ghost towns, giving you stories and a recipe from each place. Whether you're in the mood for Lizzie Borden's meatloaf or want to serve up spooky prison stories along with sugar cookies from Alcatraz, Food to Die For is your guide to ghoulish gastronomy. One of America's favorite ghost hunters, Amy Bruni takes you to mysterious hotels, eerie ghost towns, and possessed pubs in this delightfully sinister collection of stories and recipes. Each of the nearly 60 locations in Food to Die For includes: Vintage photographs and charmingly creepy stories rooted in history A noteworthy recipe associated with the people or place Full-color, captivating, and hauntingly styled food photos to inspire a killer kitchen experience Enjoy creepy recipes like: Southern Fried Chicken from the Missouri State Penitentiary Sheboygan Asylum Caesar Salad Cornbread inspired by the Villisca Axe Murder House Absinthe Frappé from the Old Absinthe House Ernest Hemingway's Bloody Mary from Hemingway Home & Museum Vegetable Soup from Waverly Hills Sanatorium This terrifyingly tasty cookbook will bewitch anyone who: Has a taste for the paranormal and a hunger to try new foods Loves history, travel, and culinary curiosities Enjoys entertaining guests in unique and memorable ways Would get goosebumps making a recipe written 300 years ago History buffs, thrill-seekers, and foodies will all get shivers seeing the past come to life with every enchanted recipe and delicious tale from Food to Die For. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories Alan Brown, 2019-07-17 Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Lone Star State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Alan Brown shines a light in the dark corners of Texas and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From tales of haunted hotels like the Von Minden and The Beckham, to a creek where a woman’s screams can still be heard to this day, and the shadowy figures still stalking the Alamo, these stories of strange occurrences will keep you glued to the edge of your seat. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Lost Galveston Brian M. Davis, 2010 For nearly 200 years, a permanent settlement at the mouth of Galveston Bay has welcomed pirates, sailors, immigrants, and visitors from around the world. As Galveston grew, its buildings were visible signs of the city's prosperity and the talent of its craftsmen. For many, this city was a gateway to America and an inspiration of what other communities in Texas and the Southwest would become. Although Galveston has thousands of historic buildings remaining, many have been lost to the elements and development over the years. Buildings such as the ones found within these pages define the character of our city and its culture. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Intimate Enemies Christina Vella, 2004-01-23 Born into wealth in New Orleans in 1795, Micaela Almonester was married into misery in France sixteen years later. Against a richly woven historical background of two centuries and two vivid societies. Christina Vella unfolds the amazing true account of this resilient woman's life - and the three men who most affected its course: her father, Andres, an illustrious New Orleans builder in whose footsteps she eventually followed with great distinction; her father-in-law, Xavier, who for more than twenty years tried to destroy her marriage and seize control of her fortune, eventually shooting Mica. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Windows of Heaven Ron Rozelle, 2022-11-10 Set in Galveston during the 1900 storm, the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the United States, this sweeping novel follows the fates of several richly drawn characters. It is the story of Sal, the little girl who is wise beyond her years and who holds out as much hope for the world as she does for her father, the ruined son of a respected father. It is the story of Sister Zilphia, the nun who helps run the St. Mary's Orphanage. The only thing separating the two long buildings of the orphanage is a fragile line of sand dunes; the only thing separating Zilphia from the world is the brittle faith that she has been sent there to consider. A faith that has never been truly tested. Until now. And it is the story of Galveston herself, the grand old lady of the Gulf Coast, with her harbor filled with ships from the world over; her Victorian homes and her brothels and her grand pavilions set in their own parks; and her stately mansions along Broadway, the highest ground on the island, at eight feet above sea level. All must face their darkest night now, as nature hurls the worst she can muster at the narrow strip of sand and saltgrass that is doomed to become, for a time, part of the ocean floor. This is the story of heroes and villains, of courage and sacrifice and, most of all, of people trying desperately to survive. And it is the story of an era now gone, of splendor and injustice, filled with the simple joy of living. Prologue It started raining after midnight. At first a few heavy drops, as large as pebbles, splattered against windows, and spotted the dry pavement of the streets. They plinked into half-full troughs of dirty water outside the saloons on Post Office Street; horses tied there winced against the stings. People inside the saloons-sailors and dock workers and whores-paid no attention to the steadily quickening tattoo being pelted out on the tin sheets or slates of the roofs but kept to the business at hand: the drinking, and gambling, and the sweaty, brief stabbing away at the very oldest of human exertions. Some of Galveston's people, in other parts of the city, listened to the rain from their beds. A few, who had looked up that day at the Levy Building on Market Street and noticed the pair of warning flags that flew from the fourth-floor offices of the Weather Bureau, knew that this was the first, slow calling card of a tropical storm. Isaac Cline, the chief of the bureau, had hoisted the flags on Friday morning, and they had danced and popped in the brisk north wind all day. The red one, with the black box in its middle, meant that a particularly malevolent storm was a possibility. The white one, above it, meant that if it came, it would come from the northwest. But not too many people had seen the flags. And now the first big drops of rain plopped into the sand dunes and salt grass of the island and slid through the muted light of the gas street lights in town, and nobody paid much attention to them. Those in bed closed their eyes and let the tapping of the rain sing them to sleep. It had come a long way, this storm. Almost two weeks before, somewhere on the immense, swaying surface of the eternal Atlantic, a small portion of the sea had rebelled against the unremitting late summer heat, and heaved itself up in protest. Africa lay a thousand miles to the east, over the vast, bowllike curve of the world, and many more thousands of miles of ocean and sky stretched endlessly to the west. The air above the place had become suddenly full of new, burdensome moisture. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Ghostly Tales of Galveston Kathleen Shanahan Maca, 2021-05-24 Welcome to the spooky streets of Galveston! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know that the worst natural disaster in American history happened here, leaving behind thousands of ghosts? Or that the spirit of the famous pirate Jean Lafitte still roams the Galveston coast? Can you believe that a tourist attraction that claims to be haunted (just for fun), is really haunted? Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Galveston, and have you sleeping with the light on! ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
| galvez hotel haunted history: A Weekend in September John Edward Weems, 2018-11-11 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Haunted South Alan Brown, 2020-09-07 Southerners love the South. And some souls never leave. Savannah, New Orleans and St. Augustine are among the most haunted places in America, and chilling stories abound nearly everywhere below the Mason-Dixon line. At Seaman's Bethel Theater in Mobile, Alabama, actors and staff are frightened by the unnerving sounds of a child's laughter. The ghost of Alfred Victor DuPont, a noted ladies' man, is said to harass female employees in the stairwell at DuPont Mansion in Louisville, Kentucky. The Café Vermilionville is housed in what is reputed to be Lafayette's first inn. A young girl in a yellow dress, thought to be a previous owner's daughter who died from polio around the time of the Civil War, startles patrons from the balcony of the restaurant. Join author Alan Brown as he traverses the supernatural legends of the American South. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Life in Mexico Madame Frances Calderón de la Barca, 1982-09-30 Originally published in 1843, Fanny Calderon de la Barca, gives her spirited account of living in Mexico–from her travels with her husband through Mexico as the Spanish diplomat to the daily struggles with finding good help–Fanny gives the reader an enlivened picture of the life and times of a country still struggling with independence. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Diary of Heinrich Witt (10 vols.) Ulrich Muecke, 2016-02-02 The diary of Heinrich Witt (1799-1892) is the most extensive private diary written in Latin America known to us today. Written in English by a German migrant who lived in Lima, it is a unique source for the history of Peru, and for international trade and migration. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Mysterious Death of Jane Stanford Robert W. P. Cutler, 2003 Jane Stanford, the co-founder of Stanford University, died in Honolulu in 1905, shortly after surviving strychnine poisoning in San Francisco. The inquest testimony of the physicians who attended her death in Hawaii led to a coroners jury verdict of murderby strychnine poisoning. Stanford University President David Starr Jordan promptly issued a press release claiming that Mrs. Stanford had died of heart disease, a claim that he supported by challenging the skills and judgment of the Honolulu physicians and toxicologist. Jordans diagnosis was largely accepted and promulgated in many subsequent historical accounts. In this book, the author reviews the medical reports in detail to refute Dr. Jordans claim and to show that Mrs. Stanford indeed died of strychnine poisoning. His research reveals that the professionals who were denounced by Dr. Jordan enjoyed honorable and distinguished careers. He concludes that Dr. Jordan went to great lengths, over a period of nearly two decades, to cover up the real circumstances of Mrs. Stanfords death. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Galveston Jodi Wright-Gidley, Jennifer Marines, 2008 On September 8, 1900, a devastating hurricane destroyed most of the island city of Galveston, along with the lives of more than 6,000 men, women, and children. Today that hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Despite this tragedy, many Galvestonians were determined to rebuild their city. An ambitious plan was developed to construct a wall against the sea, link the island to the mainland with a reliable concrete bridge, and raise the level of the city. While the grade was raised beneath them, houses were perched on stilts and residents made their way through town on elevated boardwalks. Galveston became a city on stilts. While Galvestonians worked to rebuild the infrastructure of their city, they also continued conducting business and participating in recreational activities. Zeva B. Edworthy's photographs document the rebuilding of the port city and life around Galveston in the early 1900s. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Historic Ouachita Parish Gordon Earl Harvey, 2007 An illustrated history of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, paired with histories of the local companies. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Story of Cuba: Her Struggles for Liberty Murat Halstead, 1896 |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Haunted Old Town Spring Cathy Nance, 2017 Old Town Spring's historic streets may set the scene for a quaint shopping village, but they also serve as byways for one of the most haunted towns in Texas. A perfectionist past the end, Uncle Charlie still fusses around the historic Wunsche Brothers Café, the oldest commercial structure in the area. The spirit of a girl who died in a barn still plays with her group of friends in Doering Court, while a headless switchman runs after phantom trains trying to prevent a collision. Her path lit by unknown lights in the sky, author Cathy Nance leads the way through Old Town Spring's spookiest sites. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Haunted Histories in America Nancy Hendricks, 2020-10-06 If you believe in ghosts, you're in good company. Haunted Histories brings America's most ghostly locales to life, illuminating their role in shaping U.S. history and detailing how they became the nation's most feared places. Haunted Histories takes readers on a state-by-state journey across the United States, exploring the nation's most feared places. Along the way, the text introduces readers to new ghostly tales and takes a fresh look at familiar stories and locations, with an eye to history. From well-known spooky spots like Salem, Massachusetts, to such lesser-known ones as the Shanghai Tunnels of Portland, Oregon, where spirits are supposedly trapped, readers will discover not only where America's most haunted places are but also why they are said to be haunted. The ghosts of the doomed Donner Party allow readers to experience the arduous and often deadly journey of America's westward wagon trains, while different kinds of spirits haunting old distilleries allow readers to discover how whiskey almost derailed the new American nation before it was born. This book can be studied for academic purposes as a historical reference, used as a source for classroom assignments, or simply read for the pleasure of a great story. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Horrors of History: City of the Dead T. Neill Anderson, 2013-08-01 The year was 1900--a time before cars, evacuation routes, and up-to-the-minute weather reports. It was the day the deadliest storm in US history hammered Galveston, Texas. It was the day an entire island city was nearly wiped from existence. At the onset of the hurricane, Albert Campbell and the other boys at the orphanage kicked and splashed in the emerging puddles. Daisy Thorne read letters from her fiancé, and Sam Young wondered if his telegram had reached the mainland, warning his family of the weather. Just a few hours later, torrential rains and crushing tidal waves had flooded the metropolis. Winds upwards of one hundred miles per hour swept entire houses and trees down the streets. Debris slashed through the air; bodies whirled amid the rushing waters. Albert, Daisy, and Sam weren’t safe. No one was. Based on an historic natural disaster, CITY OF THE DEAD weaves together a shocking story where some miraculously survive . . . and many others are tragically lost. CITY OF THE DEAD is the first book in the Horrors of History series. The series commemorates horrific, life-changing events in our nation's past. Each novel makes history accessible with a combination of thorough research, descriptions of a specific time period, narrative accounts of actual historical persons, and fictionalized characters. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: 100 Things to Do in Galveston Before You Die Christine Hopkins, Heidi Lutz, 2020-06-25 For more than a hundred years, Galveston has lured visitors with the therapeutic effects of her warm Gulf waters. Today, Galveston is much more than just a beach, and with so many appealing year-round attractions, it's hard to know where to begin your adventure. With 100 Things to Do in Galveston Before You Die as your guide, you won't miss any of the history, art, festivals, and dining that bring visitors in droves and keep locals happy. Step inside Bishop's Palace, considered one of the best examples of Victorian architecture in the United States. Visit Katie's Seafood for a fresh Gulf catch or Gaido's Seafood Restaurant, but make sure to save room for its amazing Pecan Crunch Pie. Nurture your love for history and the arts by catching a show at The Grand 1894 Opera House. Take the kids to Moody Gardens to meet a penguin. And no visit to Galveston would be complete without getting some sand between your toes at Texas' most popular beach. Local co-authors Christine Ruiz Hopkins and Heidi Lutz bring their expert insiders' perspectives to this jam-packed guide full of hidden gems and top picks. You'll get the most from an island stay in Galveston by checking their carefully curated suggestions off your list. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Cat Island John Cuevas, 2014-01-10 Just off the coast of the Gulf Islands National Seashore lies Cat Island, an isolated, T-shaped sliver of sand with a remarkable past. A coveted hiding place for Jean Lafitte's pirate treasure in the late eighteenth century and illegal booze during Prohibition, Cat Island also witnessed the first shots of the Battle of New Orleans, an encampment for Seminoles during the Trail of Tears and the first lighthouses on the Mississippi coast. As a child, author John Cuevas learned that his family had owned and lived on the island for three generations beginning with his ancestor, Juan de Cuevas, referred to as The King of Cat Island, who received it by way of a Spanish land grant. In this engaging work, Cuevas chronicles the historic events that occurred on the island's shores and offers a tribute to the legacy of one of the Gulf Coast's pioneer families. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Travels in Peru and India Sir Clements Robert Markham, 1862 |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Gourmet Ghosts 2 James T. Bartlett, 2016-05-05 A collection of murder, mystery, and history, Gourmet Ghosts 2 is the latest guide to dozens of haunted and blood-stained bars, restaurants, and hotels in Los Angeles. Featuring more unpublished stories and bizarre events from the city's dark past, this volume scours the newspaper archives to find out the truth behind the tales. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: At Gettysburg - What a Girl Saw and Heard of the Battle Tillie Pierce Alleman, 2023-11-26 At Gettysburg is an autobiographical book of a teenage girl, Tillie Pierce, which recounted her experiences during the American Civil War. As a teenager, Tillie Pierce became well acquainted not just with the worries of war, but the horrors of military combat when a key battle of the American Civil War broke out in her hometown. When Tillie Pierce and her friends heard that Union troops were already on the move just after breakfast on the morning of July 1, 1863, they hurried off to watch the clash. In a really simple and easy way, a then 15 year-old, brings her view of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Historic Hotels of Texas Liz Carmack, 2007-10-25 From rural towns to mid-size cities to urban metropolises and in every region of the state, more than sixty historic hotels welcome overnight lodgers in Texas. After traveling at least 20,000 miles to visit these unique accommodations first-hand, author Liz Carmack has written the essential guide for anyone looking for out-of-the-ordinary lodging or travel destinations. Historic Hotels of Texas includes detailed profiles of sixty-four hotels that are at least fifty years old, have been in operation as places of lodging for the majority of their existence, and are still open today. Ranging from stagecoach inns and railroad hotels to resort and community-built lodging, some facilities have retained the flavor of their origins; others have become sleek commercial establishments or have been transformed into trendy, boutique locations. Anticipating the diverse interests of travelers, Carmack offers advice in her introduction to help readers choose hotels according to taste and occasion. Whether you’re looking for a romantic getaway, booking a fishing trip, planning a ghost hunting excursion, or going on a cycling tour, Historic Hotels of Texas offers the perfect lodging option to complement your interests. In her description for each hotel, Carmack includes fascinating historical nuggets and focuses on special characteristics that create the unique ambience so often found in these living tributes to the past. An “Essentials” sidebar includes contacts for reservations, room rates, payment methods, parking, and pet accommodations as well as details about amenities and facilities. The author notes the hotel’s historic registration status and also offers a tip or two from her experiences. Together, the information summaries and insider tips give readers the details they need to choose the hotels that best suit their tastes and to make the most of their visits. Historic Hotels of Texas is indispensable for travelers interested in both a good night’s sleep and the culture and history of the great state of Texas. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Haunted Texas Alan N. Brown, 2022-07-15 Things that go bump in the night, disembodied voices, footsteps in an empty stairwell, an icy hand on your shoulder ... let your imagination run wild as you read about Texas's most extraordinary apparitions, sinister spooks, and bizarre beasts. You may know of Crazy Man's Tower or San Antonio's haunted railroad crossing, but perhaps you haven't heard about: the White Sanitarium, an abandoned mental institution in Wichita Falls plagued by ghostly forms and spectral noises; the Lady in Green of the McGloin house, who floats persistently over the lake, spurned from unrequited love; and Lake Worth's monster, a mysterious creature inhabiting the area that looks half-human but acts like a feral animal. |
| galvez hotel haunted history: Women, Culture, and Politics in Latin America Emilie L. Bergmann, Seminar on Feminism and Culture in Latin America, 1990 “This collection, because of its exceptional theoretical coherence and sophistication, is qualitatively superior to the most frequently consulted anthologies on Latin American women’s history and literature . . . [and] represents a new, more theoretically rigorous stage in the feminist debate on Latin American women.”—Elizabeth Garrels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| galvez hotel haunted history: The Literary History of Spanish America Alfred Coester, 1916 |
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Though the Galvez style dominated , the Wyants are fast hi-warding a decade to the Jazz for Still, they want to true to many the hotel's ortøns. so a that will pay tribute to the 'v.tel's history and its …
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Hotel Galvez Murders: Murder at the Galvez Kathleen Kaska,2012-12 Murder at The Galvez Eighteen years after discovering the murdered body of her grandfather in the foyer of the historic Galvez …
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ography of Bernardo de Gálvez (1746-1786) is a masterpiece. He bril-liantly frames and articulates the relevant issues as he works his way through this Spanish official’s fascina.
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In 1931, the hotel closed. David Connor's son and heir continued to rent out the shops downstairs, but the rooms sat idle upstairs. Through the ensuing decades, various merchants renting space …
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Is The Hotel Galvez Haunted: Ghosts of Galveston Kathleen Shanahan Maca,2016-09-12 Discover the haunting history of this town on the Texas coast includes photos One of the oldest cities in …
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Mark Wyant, a Dallas-based businessman and owner of Seawall Hospitality LLC, has completed the acquisition of the historic Hotel Galvez & Spa from the Mitchell Historic Properties, a company …
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Apr 9, 2025 · The hotel and resort have welcomed guests worldwide for more than 110 years. The AAA 4-Diamond property is the finest and only historic beachfront hotel on the Texas Gulf Coast, …
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Is The Hotel Galvez Haunted: Ghosts of Galveston Kathleen Shanahan Maca,2016-09-12 Discover the haunting history of this town on the Texas coast includes photos One of the oldest cities in …
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26 Haunted Sites Haunted Stays: Grand Galvez Hotel & Spa 30 Are We Alone? The Zone of Silence: UFOs in the Chihuahuan Desert 32 Cryptids & Mythological Creatures The Paranormal Alliance IN …
The Following Article was Originally Published in the
As early as 1901, a Galveston grand jury investigated gambling on the island, with no results. The assistance of the Texas Rangers was requested, and legendary Captain John Hughes sent two of …
Jan./Feb. I 980 Volume 30 In this issue The Hotel Texas …
The Hotel Galvez 40 A look at a 1•e11erab/e Gulf Coast /a11dmark that indeed has seen better days but 011e which, under the architectural guidance of 10h11 Kirksey Associates of llousto11, e11ioys …
HOUSTON¾CHRONICLE TUESDAY. • …
Though the Galvez style dominated , the Wyants are fast hi-warding a decade to the Jazz for Still, they want to true to many the hotel's ortøns. so a that will pay tribute to the 'v.tel's history and its …
Hotel Galvez Murders (PDF) - cdn.ajw.com
Hotel Galvez Murders: Murder at the Galvez Kathleen Kaska,2012-12 Murder at The Galvez Eighteen years after discovering the murdered body of her grandfather in the foyer of the historic Galvez …
Hotel Galvez Ghost Bride (2024) - archive.ncarb.org
Hotel Galvez Ghost Bride: Saving Audra Jeanie Freeman- Harper,2017-12-27 The story of the Hotel Galvez Bride long considered to be little more than an urban legend is captured in the novel of …
Childcare & Guest Guide for Hotel Galvez - Gordon Research …
• Apps available for historical and haunted walking tours Lactation Room • A private space with a comfortable chair that is located near the meeting room will be made available. Guest …
BERNARDO DE GÁLVEZ: Spanish Hero of the American …
ography of Bernardo de Gálvez (1746-1786) is a masterpiece. He bril-liantly frames and articulates the relevant issues as he works his way through this Spanish official’s fascina.
BERNARDO DE GÁLVEZ From oblivion to fame.
One might think that everything had already been said about Bernardo de Gálvez, the Macharaviaya-born military leader who fought against the British during the American War of …
The Story of The Shanklin Hotel
Committee members put on their Shanklin history detective hats and this is what we have found out so far. It is a story which includes tragedies, triumphs and some enterprising women. East Mount …
Investigation of the Connor Hotel, Jerome, Arizona - SGHA
In 1931, the hotel closed. David Connor's son and heir continued to rent out the shops downstairs, but the rooms sat idle upstairs. Through the ensuing decades, various merchants renting space …
Is The Hotel Galvez Haunted [PDF] - ncarb.swapps.dev
Is The Hotel Galvez Haunted: Ghosts of Galveston Kathleen Shanahan Maca,2016-09-12 Discover the haunting history of this town on the Texas coast includes photos One of the oldest cities in …
Grand Galvez | Galveston Hotels
Mark Wyant, a Dallas-based businessman and owner of Seawall Hospitality LLC, has completed the acquisition of the historic Hotel Galvez & Spa from the Mitchell Historic Properties, a company …
Grand Galvez Welcomes A Piece Of Automotive History: A …
Apr 9, 2025 · The hotel and resort have welcomed guests worldwide for more than 110 years. The AAA 4-Diamond property is the finest and only historic beachfront hotel on the Texas Gulf Coast, …
Steven J. Cunningham Hotel Galvez & Spa A Wyndham Grand …
Hotel Galvez & Spa A Wyndham Grand Hotel 2024 Seawall Blvd Galveston, TX 77550 Phone: 409.515.2121 Email: stcunningham@wyndham.com A 30 year hospitality veteran, Steve is …
Hotel Galvez Renamed Grand Galvez Resort & Spa-- Mark …
historic Hotel Galvez and Spa in Galveston, TX from the heirs of Galveston Island-born oilman and developer George P. Mitchell. Immediately following the closing in Galveston, Mr. Wyant …
An Example of Successful Leadership at the Operational Level …
moments in history. For centuries, Spain extended its control of the American continents, which at its summit extended from the southernmost point of Argentina to Alaska. The typical mental …
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The Haunted Hotel 2023 The Haunted Hotel 2023 Trailer - The Haunted Hotel 2023 Trailer 2 minutes, 4 seconds - Join your hosts HorrorChick65 and Mr.Hyde as we watch and discuss this …
