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The Witch of Lime Street chronicles the spirited battles of early twentieth‑century American spiritualism. It details the support of figures such as Margaret Crandon and Arthur Conan Doyle for women mediums and spiritualists, and contrasts them with the criticism and investigations of skeptics, including Scientific American editors and the famed escapologist Harry Houdini. The book examines the era’s scientific inquiry into the supernatural and the cultural tensions that surrounded the movement.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: David Jaher
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