{"product_id":"9781466958234","title":"Chasing Ghosts: A Work of Historical Fiction Based on True Events and Real People","description":"\u003cp\u003e About the Book \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eChasing Ghosts\u003c\/b\u003e addresses an unanswered question left by the completion of \u003ci\u003eDancing on His Grave\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWalking Wounded\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e What was in Ed Fiske's background that produced such a monster? \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Genealogy research by his daughters, on which this book is based, found several generations of a family that exploited and flaunted the law and social norms. Plagued by illiteracy, all of Ed’s mother’s siblings except her had prison or arrest records. Included in the family history are murder, robbery, prostitution, adultery and incest. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Ed’s relationship with his father was fraught with violence. With his mother, it appears to be a classic case of the Oedipus complex. When she thwarted his possessive will and chose his father over him, she became the first female target of his unbridled, explosive rage, and she didn’t survive. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eChasing Ghosts\u003c\/b\u003e is laced with history and fascinating descriptions of life in the American Midwest during late 1880s and early 1900s. Horse trading--and horse stealing-- prison conditions in both the U.S and Canada, Victorian-era treatment for gunshot wounds, attitudes toward education, rail and river travel, devastating Midwest winters, homesteading and westward expansion, and many other little-discussed historical facts are skillfully woven into the fabric of the story. \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180122226928,"sku":"9781466958234","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466958234_p0.jpg?v=1763688669","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466958234","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}