American Ghost A Family's Extraordinary History On The Desert Frontier.

"A haunting story about the long reach of the past."-Maureen Corrigan, NPR'S Fresh Air "In this intriguing book, [Nordhaus] shares her journey to discover who her immigrant ancestor really was-and what strange alchemy made the idea of her linger long after she was gone." -People La Posada-"place of rest"-was once a grand Santa Fe mansion. It belonged to Abraham and Julia Staab, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-nineteenth century. After...