The author traces the life, death, and unsettled afterlife of her great-great-grandmother Julia, whose ghost is said to haunt an elegant Santa Fe hotel. "La Posada -- 'Place of rest' -- had been a grand Santa Fe home before it was converted to a hotel. The room with the canopy be...
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The author traces the life, death, and unsettled afterlife of her great-great-grandmother Julia, whose ghost is said to haunt an elegant Santa Fe hotel. "La Posada -- 'Place of rest' -- had been a grand Santa Fe home before it was converted to a hotel. The room with the canopy be...
The La Posada Hotel in Santa Fe has a famous resident ghost, a woman named Julia Schuster Staab, who lived there when the hotel was her family's home in the late 19th century. Journalist Nordhaus, Julia's descendent, researches Julia's life and afterlife in this tale of the Ameri...
Recounts the experiences of John Miller, one of the foremost migratory beekeepers, who, despite mysterious epidemics that threaten American honey populations--and the nation's agribusiness--forges on and moves ahead in a new natural world.
"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." -Peop...
Award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus tells the remarkable story of John Miller, one of America's foremost migratory beekeepers, and the myriad and mysterious epidemics threatening American honey bee populations. In luminous, razor-sharp prose, Nordhaus explores the vital role...