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The Mysterious Midwest: Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in America's Heartland
Written by Charles River Editors and Sean McLachlan
Narrated by Dan Gallagher
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Midwest as consisting of a dozen states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Outsiders often deride the region, and for many who have never been there, America’s heartland is just a bunch of “flyover states” with little influence, little history, and little interest.
However, anyone familiar with the region this couldn’t be further from the truth. The Midwest is rich in history and folklore, and it has more than its fair share of mysteries, too. Strange creatures, Native American legends, haunted houses, and unexplained phenomena are rife in these states, and this book will uncover just a sample of the countless strange tales of America’s Heartland.
The Mysterious Midwest: Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in America’s Heartland is part of an ongoing series by Sean McLachlan and Charles River Editors that includes The Weird Wild West, Mysteries of the South, and Mysterious New England, and more regional titles will be coming soon. This book offers a sampling of strange, unexplained, and just plain odd stories of the Midwest that have fascinated people in and around the region for centuries.
However, anyone familiar with the region this couldn’t be further from the truth. The Midwest is rich in history and folklore, and it has more than its fair share of mysteries, too. Strange creatures, Native American legends, haunted houses, and unexplained phenomena are rife in these states, and this book will uncover just a sample of the countless strange tales of America’s Heartland.
The Mysterious Midwest: Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in America’s Heartland is part of an ongoing series by Sean McLachlan and Charles River Editors that includes The Weird Wild West, Mysteries of the South, and Mysterious New England, and more regional titles will be coming soon. This book offers a sampling of strange, unexplained, and just plain odd stories of the Midwest that have fascinated people in and around the region for centuries.
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Reviews for The Mysterious Midwest
Rating: 3.6 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
25 ratings5 reviews
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This was unimpressive. Where is the actual mystery? And since when is Idaho the Midwest. I live in the Midwest and you missed all the coolest stuff. What a waste of time. I was so excited too...
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5the book itself is not bad, but the narrator, a guy named dan gallagher, is without a doubt the most obnoxious ridiculous narrator I've ever come across, avoid him like the mf plague.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love the strange and unusual and this book is full of that. It’s everything you ever wanted to hear and more. From goats to strange happenings etc I suggest anyone who loves the weird and unusual the strange and uncommon read this book.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It's okay, focused too much on historical facts such as old bank robberies, and crimes to which sentences were given out, no mystery there, only but a one or two lined possibility of alleged rumored loot. Lastly it covered alleged historical fraudulent artifacts, however, the author seemed bias and presentes the 'mystery,' as hoaxes. No other conclusions could be determined, again, where's the mystery there? The first few chapters are the reasons why I gave three stars, entertaining and to me, actually mysterious.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very nice collection of stories and corresponding analyses. The narrator was just fine; I don't know why this book lost ratings due to that.