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Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World

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An edition of The Witch of Lime Street (2015)

The Witch of Lime Street

Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World

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Spiritualists and their supporters (primarily Margery Crandon and Arthur Conan Doyle) vs detractors and their supporters (primarily Scientific American and Houdini) in early 20th century America (primarily).

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Crown
Language
English
Pages
436

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Subjects
scientific inquiry, Spiritualism, Spiritualists, Women mediums, Biography, History
People
James Bird, Le Roi Crandon, Margery (Mina Stinson) Crandon, Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini, Orson Munn
Places
Boston, Mass., Manhattan, New York
Times
1910s-1930s

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Table of Contents

I. The Dead Boys Page 1 II. The River of Doubt Page 21 III. The New Wilderness Page 51 IV. The Saxophone and Spirit Trumpet Page 81 V. The Great Spirit Hunt Page 105 VI. The Witch of Lime Street Page 181 VII. Spirits of the Dead Page 295 VIII. How Death Deals Its Cards Page 365 IX. The Shadow of a Dream Page 391 Sources Page 413 Acknowledgments Page 421 Index Page 425

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Library of Congress
BF1283.C85 J34 2015

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Format
hardcover
Number of pages
436
Weight
740 grams

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Open Library
OL25925897M
Internet Archive
witchoflimestree0000jahe
ISBN 13
9780307451064
LCCN
2015009392
OCLC/WorldCat
909025615

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