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The Witch of Lime Street

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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  • 2 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

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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Publisher
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
Edition Availability
Cover of: The Witch of Lime Street
The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World
Oct 11, 2016, Broadway Books
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Cover of: The Witch of Lime Street
The Witch of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World
2015, Crown
hardcover in English

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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

Edition Notes

Published in
New York City, New York, USA

Classifications

Library of Congress
BF1283.C85 J34 2015

The Physical Object

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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