Two hundred and thirty two pages of the same type of material (without duplications) as More Missouri Ghosts second edition, but with attention also to some of Missouri's old-time omens and customs pertaining to the supernatural, and with exploration of many parts of the state that have been missed by most ghost story collectors. For instance, the haunted village of Windyville, The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Deadman's Pond and Jim the Wonder Dog.

Winner of two first place awards in its first edition, this 342 page collection includes apparitions, poltergeists, haunted houses, haunted animals, college ghosts, the Spook Light, Douglas County's Headless Ghost, The Missouri Monster, The Haunted Delta Queen, and the true story of the exorcism of book and movie fame. (It actually happened in St. Louis.)

This book was published by the University of Missouri Press, and cannot be purchased directly from MoGho. The Press, at 1-800-828-1894, takes orders on several credit cards. Joan Gilbert says she was honored to be able to help remind Americans of one of the saddest results of one of the saddest chapters in American history, the federal and state governments' evicting Native Tribes so that land speculators could have their ancestral homelands for selling to settlers. Though many tribes suffered in similar ways, this book concentrates on the Cherokees. They had to travel approximately 1000 miles in the winter of 1837-38 from their homes in Southern states to Oklahoma Territory. Being ill-prepared and ill-provisioned by the governments, one fourth of the Cherokee nation, approximately 4,000 people perished on the trip.

Called "The Bible of Animal Lovers", this 1985 British-published book has gone through several printings and editions and has been emulated by other publishers. Joan Gilbert says the most satisfying work of her life was contributing a large portion of the quotations gathered here from people of all times and places who have delighted in and been protective of non-human life. She received no pay and little recognition for her role in producing TEC; its publisher financed TEC from his own pocket and worked on the onerous final chores of production while suffering from serious health problems. Beware of this 436 page book: it will Not only confirm some of your finest impulses; it may also compel you to put them in to action. Sample quote: from everyone's favorite writer, anonymous, comes "So long as the helpless are at risk among us, we are obscene to call ourselves civilized"

Here is the first edition of the first book Joan Gilbert ever wrote. Published by The Christian Board of Publication in St. Louis, this 70s era mystery stars a few horse loving teenagers working through one summer's shows with an aging and disadvantaged horse named Day of Reckoning. In the process, they learn a great deal about themselves, each other, and relationships in general.

A classic gothic mystery in which a young woman is stranded in an atmospheric mansion with a sad, fearsome history, among people she cannot trust. A horse named Blacksnake helps her keep perspective and at one point saves her life; a dog named Wraith shares an escape attempt in a leaking rowboat on a flooding river. Published by Paperback Library in 1971, this was done by Joan Gilbert under the name Jill Baer.

Joan Gilbert brings forth a delightful book on Missouri Horses. This book is a must read. Did you know that Missouri Horses played a big role in our History.. Such as Missouri has about 200,000 horses, with only six other states having a larger number, Texas and California both being much larger states then Missouri.. Missouri horses have a wide role in national history, past and present. For example: the bulk of horses used by explorers and settlers were bred in Missouri, The world famed Pony Express was conceived and headquartered in Missouri. 133,000 Missouri horses were shipped to Europe to be ground up in W.W.I, More then 500 pages, almost 100 illustrations, bibliography and index. Missouri Horses - Gift to a Nation contains vintage photos seldom if ever published before. The list goes on and on. Plus so much more.