Sunday, May 7, 2023

What Follow True: Crescent Hotel by Sean Fitzgibbon, 232 pages

 The luxurious Crescent Hotel opened its doors in 1886, later falling on hard times. In 1937, the hotel was converted into a cancer clinic by Norman Baker, advertising he had the cure for cancer.

Located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, the Crescent Hotel is considered one of the most haunted hotels in the U.S. However, the tragic years when it operated as a cancer hospital haunt the hotel far more than tales of specters.

What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel blends oral histories, newspaper articles and Norman Baker's biography to examine this historical happening and yesteryear's monsters. Sean Fitzgibbon's fully painted graphic nonfiction utilizes atmospheric imagery that transports readers into the hotel's dark and bizarre past.



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