Radford, Benjamin
Mysterious New Mexico : miracles, magic, and monsters in the land of enchantment Benjamin Radford - First edition. - Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press 2014 - ix, 300 pages illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Phantom performances at the haunted KiMo Theater -- Resurrection and sacred soil: miracles at Chimmayo -- The mysterious crystal skulls -- The great Aztec UFO crash -- The Santa Fe Courthouse ghost -- The Loretto Chapel's miraculous staircase -- Thunderbirds: mysterious giants in the sky -- The haunted Old Cuchillo Bar -- Miracles of the Hot Eye: Ojo Caliente's healing waters -- Labyrinths: sacred symbols in the sand -- La Llorona: wailing witches haunting the ditches -- Murder on the mesa: the bone collector serial killer -- Santa De's haunted La Poseda Hotel.
New Mexico's twin traditions of the scientific and the supernatural meet for the first time in this long-overdue book by a journalist known for investigating the unexplained. Strange tales of ghosts, monsters, miracles, lost treasure, UFOs, and much more can be found not far from the birthplace of the atomic bomb. Huge radio astronomy dishes search desert skies for alien life, and the world's first spaceport can be found in this enchanted land; in many ways New Mexico truly is a portal to other worlds. Mysterious New Mexico is the first book to apply scientific investigation methods to explain some of New Mexico's most bizarre lore and legends. Using folklore, sociology, history, psychology, and forensic science--as well as good old-fashioned detective work--Radford reveals the truths and myths behind New Mexico's greatest mysteries.
9780826354501 0826354505
2014001546
Haunted places--New Mexico.
Occultism--New Mexico.
Parapsychology
New Mexico
BF1472.U6 / R325 2014
001.9409789 Rad 39
Mysterious New Mexico : miracles, magic, and monsters in the land of enchantment Benjamin Radford - First edition. - Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press 2014 - ix, 300 pages illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Phantom performances at the haunted KiMo Theater -- Resurrection and sacred soil: miracles at Chimmayo -- The mysterious crystal skulls -- The great Aztec UFO crash -- The Santa Fe Courthouse ghost -- The Loretto Chapel's miraculous staircase -- Thunderbirds: mysterious giants in the sky -- The haunted Old Cuchillo Bar -- Miracles of the Hot Eye: Ojo Caliente's healing waters -- Labyrinths: sacred symbols in the sand -- La Llorona: wailing witches haunting the ditches -- Murder on the mesa: the bone collector serial killer -- Santa De's haunted La Poseda Hotel.
New Mexico's twin traditions of the scientific and the supernatural meet for the first time in this long-overdue book by a journalist known for investigating the unexplained. Strange tales of ghosts, monsters, miracles, lost treasure, UFOs, and much more can be found not far from the birthplace of the atomic bomb. Huge radio astronomy dishes search desert skies for alien life, and the world's first spaceport can be found in this enchanted land; in many ways New Mexico truly is a portal to other worlds. Mysterious New Mexico is the first book to apply scientific investigation methods to explain some of New Mexico's most bizarre lore and legends. Using folklore, sociology, history, psychology, and forensic science--as well as good old-fashioned detective work--Radford reveals the truths and myths behind New Mexico's greatest mysteries.
9780826354501 0826354505
2014001546
Haunted places--New Mexico.
Occultism--New Mexico.
Parapsychology
New Mexico
BF1472.U6 / R325 2014
001.9409789 Rad 39