SeAnces, Mediums & Immortality
Paperback
Publication Date: 09/09/2014
Spiritualismflourished in Boston from the first rumblings of the Civil War until the earlytwentieth century. Numerous clairvoyants claimed to bring messages from beyondthe grave at seances and public meetings. Motives for belief were varied.Wealthy John Wetherbee sought business advice through supernatural means.Psychic Fannie Conant attributed her restored health to spirit intervention.Grieving theater manager Isaac B. Rich wanted to contact his deceased wife.While many earnestly believed in the movement, there were those who tookadvantage of naive Bostonians. Determined to expose charlatans, world-renownedmagician Harry Houdini declared the famous medium and Bostonian Mina "Margery"Crandon a fake. Join author Dee Morris as she navigates the complex history ofBoston's spiritualist movement.
- ISBN:
- 9781626195875
- 9781626195875
- Category:
- History of the Americas
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 09-09-2014
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Arcadia Publishing
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 126
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x13mm
- Weight:
- 0.29kg
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