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The Haunted
Curse of the Flying Dutchman DID YOU KNOW? If this ghost ship The legend of the Flying Dutchman ghost ship has haunted sailors around the world for more than 300 years. According to the most popular version of the story, the Dutch story sounds familiar to you, there’s good reason for that. It inspired the Pirates of the Caribbean movies captain Hendrik van der Decken and his crew of living skeletons are doomed to sail the seven seas forever. Anyone who sees van der Decken’s ghost ship will die a swift and and a SpongeBob SquarePants character. Earlier, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based a short story about horrible death. Sherlock Holmes on the legend.
The story begins in 1641, when van der Decken tried to sail his ship through the stormy waters around the Cape of Good
Hope at the southern tip of Africa.
Fearing for their lives, passengers begged him to change course and the crew rose up against the Dutch captain. But van der Decken stuck to his guns in more ways than one. He shot the rebel leader in cold blood, threw his body overboard, and continued sailing through the stormy sea.
ARCTIC GHOST SHIP
In 1931, a ship called the Baychimo got trapped in Arctic ice. Then a blizzard struck. When the storm lifted three days later, the ship had vanished. The crew, who had taken shelter on shore for the winter, thought the ship had sunk. Days later, the Baychimo appeared miles away. The crew boarded her to get supplies. Shortly after, the ship vanished again. Inuit hunters and traders experienced the same phenomenon when the Baychimo appeared elsewhere. 1969 marks the ghost ship’s last recorded sighting.
No wreck has ever been found. Do you think the ship will be spotted again?
Age 8-11
177mm x 228mm, 32 pp Format: Paperback UK £7.99 Subject: High Interest BIC: YNX CBMC: D5F79
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The tale of the Flying Dutchman quickly spread all over the world. It is perhaps the most well-known legend of the sea. Keepers of the Cape Point Lighthouse in South Africa say they have seen the Flying Dutchman during violent storms like the one that destroyed the ship. The Baychimo traveled along the northern coast of Canada to collect animal pelts from trading posts and bring supplies to Inuit villages. The ship was owned by the Hudson Bay Company.
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This high-interest series uses a narrative approach to explore tales of haunted places around the world. Historical records and eyewitness accounts present the history and lore behind the claims of paranormal phenomenon. While some tales have been factually debunked, others remain unsolved. Decide for yourself whether you believe the evidence presented proves that paranormal activity occurred.
Haunted Battlefields
Author - Janice Dyer
ISBN 978-0-7787-4639-3 Paperback This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind battlefields around the world that are reported to be haunted. Readers will evaluate the eyewitness accounts and historical records of ghostly soldiers and other figures that haunt the sites of war and destruction. A narrative style weaves the spooky stories and clear text lays out the debunked or unexplained occurrences.
Haunted Castles and Forts
Author - Vic Kovacs
ISBN 978-0-7787-4640-9 Paperback This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind castles and forts around the world that are reported to be haunted. Using a narrative style, the book tells the debunked and unexplained stories of paranormal occurrences in the castles of royals and the forts of armies. Readers will examine the historical records and eyewitness accounts of ghostly events, and evaluate the evidence.
Haunted Churches and Graveyards
Author - Vic Kovacs
ISBN 978-0-7787-4641-6 Paperback This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind churches and graveyards around the world that are reported to be haunted. From ghosts that rise above their final resting places to spooky paranormal occurrences inside holy places, readers will learn about the debunked and unexplained stories. Eyewitness accounts and historical records support the narrative style and allow readers to evaluate evidence for themselves.
Haunted Towns and Villages
Author - Vic Kovacs
ISBN 978-0-7787-4642-3 Paperback This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind towns and villages around the world that are reported to be haunted. Narrative stories of haunted houses, disaster sites, and spooky streets are told in this engaging book. Readers will examine eyewitness accounts and historical records of the debunked and unexplained tales, and decide for themselves if the evidence proves that villagers and townspeople did live among ghosts.
Haunted Woods and Caves
Author - Janice Dyer
ISBN 978-0-7787-4643-0 Paperback This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind woods and caves around the world that are reported to be haunted. Readers will examine eyewitness accounts and historical records of ghostly beings, paranormal creatures, and other occurrences in the natural world. A narrative style weaves the terrifying tales, and clear text lays out the debunked and unexplained occurrences.
Haunted at Sea
Author - Jamie Winters
ISBN 978-0-7787-4644-7 Paperback This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind ships and sites at sea around the world that are reported to be haunted. From disastrous voyages and missing ships to ghostly sailors and other creatures, narrative text weaves paranormal tales for readers. Historical records and eyewitness accounts are the evidence for the debunked or unexplained stories.
