The magician and the spirits
Subtitle: Harry Houdini and the curious pastime of communicating with the dead
By: Deborah Noyes
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780803740181
Subjects: Spiritualism; Magicians; Juvenile literature; Escape artists
Description: A century ago, the curious idea that spirits not only survive death but can be contacted on the  other side  was widespread. Psychic mediums led countless s ances, claiming to connect the grieving with their lost relations through everything from frenzied trance writing to sticky expulsions of ectoplasm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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