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THE INSPIRATION FOR BALLS-TOWN THE FORSAKEN BY AMY SHANNONPhoto GalleryIN PERSON MEET THE AUTHOR EVENTComing Soon ... Reminiscences of Balls-Town: Lives of Forgotten LegendsVintage MapsThe Unforgotten BooksThe Journal (1872-1880)THE LEDGER (1841-1886)

The inspiration for Balls-Town tHE fORSAKEN BY AMY SHANNON

The Forsaken

The Forsaken was the inspiration for writing Balls-Town, as I did research for this book, which gave me more information than I needed, so I decided to finish The Forsaken, and continue with the research. In the end, Balls-Town emerged. (I still have more data and research, so I am working on biographical sketches of persons from Balls-Town.


About The Forsaken

 Ballston Spa is a small village in the middle of Saratoga County, and it is rich in history, including its ghost stories. Dorothy Wellington has a gift, a gift that sometimes she believes is a curse. She can hear dead people. They talk to her and she talks back to them. Her family has a very long, generational home that is placed in the Ballston Spa Village Cemetery. Her 103-year-old father summons her back home, a trip she dreads, but then feels at home once she walks up those steps again. Her father needs a favor, more than one.

First and foremost, help her newfound great-nephew Samuel with his gifts, and solve a two hundred-year-old missing persons case. Are these gifts and her knowledge as a historian, a foremost in her field, enough to figure out what happened to a young mother and her four-year-old daughter? 

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Book Signing Options for Readers

United States Readers:

If you have purchased a copy of the book in paperback, Balls-Town: A Community of History, Friends, Neighbors, and Lingering Spirits and would like the book signed, and live in the United States, you can mail the book to me directly, and I will sign it, and send it back. I just ask that you pay shipping and handling fees. 

To do this, you can either go to the USPS website and purchase a mailing label for a Large Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope. If you wish to just send a money order or check, or you can PayPal it to me (let me know if this is what you are going to do), the price is $10.20 (US). 


Another option is to request that I send you an official sticker with my signature on it (this option does NOT require a postage fee), and mail it to you and you can stick it on the inside title page of the book. (This option is also available for persons outside the United States). 


Before using any of these options, you must email me at writeramyshannon@gmail.com and let me know what option you are going to do, so I can give you the mailing address, or I can get yours (if you wish just to have the official sticker with my signature on it). 


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If you have bought the digital book, the signature is already on it.


Outside of the United States Readers

Send a request that I mail you an official sticker with my signature on it (this option does NOT require a postage fee), and mail it to you and you can stick it on the inside title page of the book.




IN PERSON-MEET THE AUTHOR EVENT

Amy Shannon at The Real McCoy Beer Company.

April 20, 2024 @ 1:30 PM

Ballston Spa NY

The Real McCoy Beer Co.   

Attendees of the MEET THE AUTHOR event should bring their purchased copy of the Book. 

There is an option to buy the book at the event, but there is a limited number of books on hand.  (So, it would be First come/First Serve). 

Payments accepted would be done via PayPal, Venmo, or Cash App. (There will be a card that has the QR codes that can be scanned to make a payment.) 


  • Buying the paperback copy of Balls-Town (20 Copies on hand) ($20) at the event
  • Buying a "bundle" of the paperback copy of Balls-Town and a paperback copy of The Forsaken (a short story, paranormal setting in Ballston Spa) ($25) at the event
  • Buying a paperback copy of The Forsaken (20 Copies on hand) ($8) at the event
  • There is ONE copy of the Hardcover Special Edition version of Balls-Town ($35). at the event


Attendees can also bring any of Amy Shannon's paperback books to have them signed as well.  


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The Unforgotten Books

The books listed below are viewable on a Google Drive, if you click on the image. If you wish to have a copy of the digital book, email me at writeramyshannon@gmail.com and add the title of the book to the subject line. 

A Poem on the Mineral Springs

An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston

An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston

A Poem on the Mineral Springs of Ballston and Saratoga, with notes illustrating the History of the Springs and Adjacent Country. Published by Reuben Sears, Printed by J. Comstock, Ballston Spa, NY. 1819 

An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston

An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston

An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston

An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston, with practical remarks on their medical properties by Dr. John H. Steel, 1840.

The Bench and Bar of Saratoga County

An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston

Saratoga the Battle-Battle Ground-Visitor's Guide

The Bench and Bar of Saratoga County or, Reminiscence of the Judiciary and scenes in the courtroom by Enos Mann, ESQ. 1876 

Saratoga the Battle-Battle Ground-Visitor's Guide

The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants

Saratoga the Battle-Battle Ground-Visitor's Guide

Saratoga the Battle-Battle Ground-Visitor's Guide with Maps by Ellen Hardin Walworth. 1877.

The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants

The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants

The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants

The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants. Published by The Richmond & Backus Co,. Stationeries and Printers. 1886.

Our County and its People.

The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants

The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants

Our County and its People. A descriptive and biographical record of Saratoga County NY. Prepared and published by The Saratogian, and printed by The Boston History Company. 1899.

History of the Ball Family

History of the Ball Family: Genealogy of the New Haven Branch by Abram Leonard Bradley. 1855. Privately Reprinted Printed in NY 1916.


Article: The Reminiscences of James Gordon

Article: The Reminiscences of James Gordon. New York History, 17(3), 316-333. by J. Gordon and J. Mayer. 1936.


A pedestrian Tour of Two Thousand Three Hundred Miles in North America

A pedestrian Tour of Two Thousand Three Hundred Miles in North America

A pedestrian Tour of Two Thousand Three Hundred Miles in North America. To the Lakes, -The Canadas, and The New-England States Performed in the autumn of 1821. Embellished with Views. By P. Stansbury . New York. Published and Sold by J. D Myers and W. Smith. No. 59 Fulton Street. 1822


The first books printed in Ballston Spa

A Plain account of the ordinance of Baptism

A Plain account of the ordinance of Baptism; in which all the texts in the New Testament relating to it are proved and the holy Doctrine concerning dram from them alone by William Foot

A plea for the Non-Conformists

  A plea for the Non-Conformists by Thomas Delaune

Lectures on the Prophecies

 Lectures on the Prophecies by Elhanan Wincester 

The Friend of Peace

  

The Friend of Peace by Mr. Comstock in 1822. 

Ballston Springs

Ballston Springs by Thomas Law. 1806. Printed by S. Gould.

Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811

Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811; including an account of passages betwixt America and Britain, and travels through various parts of Britain, Ireland, & Canada. With corrections and improvements till 1815. Illustrated by coloured maps and plans by J. Melish. 1818.

The Tourist

The Tourist

The Tourist

The Tourist (pocket manual for travelers on the Hudson River, the western canal, and stage road, to Niagara Falls, comprising also the routes to Lebanon, Ballston, and Saratoga Springs) by Robert J. Vandewater. 1839.

Books by Nathaniel BartletT Sylvester

Saratoga and Kayadrossera: An historical address

Saratoga and Kayadrossera: An historical address. (1876) 

History of Saratoga County, New York

History of Saratoga County, New York; with historical notes of its various towns. Together with Biographical sketches of its prominent men and leading citizens. (1893) 

1609-1878 History of Saratoga County New York

1609-1878 History of Saratoga County New York with Illustrations and Biographical sketches. Some of its prominent men and pioneers. (1878) 

Historic Muse on Mount MacGregor

Historic Muse on Mount MacGregor, one of the Adirondacks. (1885)

Other Books About Ballston and surrounding areas

Centennial History of the Village of Ballston Spa

Centennial History of the Village of Ballston Spa, including the town of Ballston and Milton- A souvenir of the Centennial Celebration, held June 22-25, 1907. by Edward F. Grose, and John Booth

Indian legends of Saratoga and of the upper Hudson Valley

Indian legends of Saratoga and of the upper Hudson Valley by Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester 

The Journal (1872-1880)

    The LEDGER (1841-1886)

    The Ledger's Book Cover

      Research Resources

      Find a GraveInternet Archive Saratoga County History CenterGenealogy BankNew York State Almanack

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