Boston in the Golden Age of Spiritualism: Seances, Mediums & Immortality

Title: Boston in the Golden Age of Spiritualism: Seances, Mediums & Immortality
Author: Dee Morris
H: 1707023
ISBN: 9781626195875
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 128
Section: History | United States | State & Local - New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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Publisher Description: Spiritualism flourished in Boston from the first rumblings of the Civil War until the early twentieth century. Numerous clairvoyants claimed to bring messages from beyond the 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 took advantage of naive Bostonians. Determined to expose charlatans, world-renowned magician Harry Houdini declared the famous medium and Bostonian Mina Margery Crandon a fake. Join author Dee Morris as she navigates the complex history of Boston's spiritualist movement.