Renegade historian and novelist Metzger takes the reader on a wild ride through the Burnt-Over District of Western New York, exploring the weird, ignored, and inexplicable spiritual landscape of his home territory. Sites include the Ground Zero of Mormonism, creepy Victorian spiritualist camps, the utopian promises of Oneida, and the birthplace of the electric chair, among others. A must-read for psychogeographic upstate getaways!