If any one thing opened up the West, it was gold. Beset by an incurable gold fever, men by the droves (and some women) abandoned the security of hearth and home to join the hundreds of thousands of determined gold seekers. Few anticipated the sheer challenge of getting there, the lawlessness or the shattered expectations that came to define the emerging frontier. Tony Hollihan spins the tales of the five legendary gold rushes: California, The Fraser River, the Cariboo, the Black Hills, and the Klondike.

Startling, scary stories from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland. Guaranteed to chill!

A collection of riveting short stories about four of the best-known creatures in paranormal mythology--witches, werewolves, vampires and ghosts. Although the accounts are dramatized, each is based on events believed to be true. Above all, they're fun to read, full of memorable characters.