Exposed!: Hauntings, Scandals, Murders & Mysteries Of Beechworth & The Ovens District
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Beneath the sun-bleached façade of Beechworth and the Ovens District lies a world of shadows — of restless spirits, buried scandals, cold-blooded murders, and secrets that the region's gold-rush history has never fully surrendered. Exposed! chronicles the dark underbelly of one of Victoria's most historic corners, pulling back the curtain on chilling hauntings, shocking criminal acts, and long-suppressed controversies that have shaped the character of this iconic Australian community. Richard Patterson assembles a gripping collection of true accounts that reads with the pace of a thriller and the authority of a seasoned local historian. Patterson's work sits firmly in the tradition of Australian regional history that refuses to sanitise the past, presenting its cast of murderers, ghosts, and scandalous figures with unflinching clarity. The Ovens District, forever marked by the frenzy of the Victorian gold rush, proves to be fertile ground for tales that blur the line between the historical record and the supernatural. Each account leaves the reader wondering — in a town this steeped in blood and mystery, what else remains hidden in the dark?
Author: Richard Patterson
Format: Paperback
Published: 2011
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Beneath the sun-bleached façade of Beechworth and the Ovens District lies a world of shadows — of restless spirits, buried scandals, cold-blooded murders, and secrets that the region's gold-rush history has never fully surrendered. Exposed! chronicles the dark underbelly of one of Victoria's most historic corners, pulling back the curtain on chilling hauntings, shocking criminal acts, and long-suppressed controversies that have shaped the character of this iconic Australian community. Richard Patterson assembles a gripping collection of true accounts that reads with the pace of a thriller and the authority of a seasoned local historian. Patterson's work sits firmly in the tradition of Australian regional history that refuses to sanitise the past, presenting its cast of murderers, ghosts, and scandalous figures with unflinching clarity. The Ovens District, forever marked by the frenzy of the Victorian gold rush, proves to be fertile ground for tales that blur the line between the historical record and the supernatural. Each account leaves the reader wondering — in a town this steeped in blood and mystery, what else remains hidden in the dark?