About the author
Mac Rutherford is the author of Historic Haunts of Winchester: A Ghostly Trip Through the Past, published by History Press in 2007 and reissued the same year in a library edition. The book presents Winchester, Virginia's history through its reputed hauntings, including the ghost of Tillie Russell, said to still run through the streets searching for a wounded Civil War captain, alongside accounts of ghostly artillery fire tied to the town's Civil War history. Rutherford grounds each story in a specific, identifiable place and historical event rather than treating the hauntings in isolation, using local ghost lore as a way into the town's broader past. The book is aimed at readers with an interest in regional and Civil War-era history who are also drawn to the ghost stories that have grown up around particular buildings and streets.
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“While Rutherford offers a respectful documentation of Winchester's ghostly residents, this volume is strictly for enthusiasts of regional paranormal history and spiritualism. It may not suit readers seeking rigorous academic…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Historic Haunts of Winchester: A Ghostly Trip Though the Past
“This volume serves as an atmospheric gateway into Winchester’s haunted legacy, meticulously unearthing spectral presences from Tillie Russell to other local apparitions. Rutherford crafts a compelling narrative for those…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Historic Haunts of Winchester: A Ghostly Trip Through the Past Rutherford, Mac
