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The Magician and the Spirits

The Magician and the Spirits

â€œNoyes makes history accessible and irresistible . . . Excellent.â€*
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A century ago, the curious idea that spirits not only survive death but can be contacted on the â€œother sideâ€ was widespread. Psychic mediums led countless sÃ©ances, claiming to connect the grieving with their lost relations through everything from frenzied trance writing to sticky expulsions of ectoplasm.
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The craze caught Harry Houdiniâ€™s attention. Well-known by then as most renowned magician and escape artist, he began to investigate these spiritual phenomena. Are ghosts real? Can we communicate with them? Catch them in photographs? Or are all mediums â€œflim-flammers,â€ employing tricks and illusions like Houdini himself?
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Peopled with odd and fascinating characters, Houdiniâ€™s gripping quest will excite readersâ€™ universal wonderment with life, death, and the possibility of the Beyond.Â

*School Library Journal,Â starred reviewÂ ofÂ Ten Days a Madwoman
Country USA
Brand Viking Drill & Tool
Manufacturer Viking Books for Young Readers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780803740181
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2017-08-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780803740181

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