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Spirit sleuths : how magicians and detectives exposed the ghost hoaxes /

"After millions of people died during World War I and from the 1918 influenza pandemic, the popularity of spiritualism soared. Desperate to communicate with their dead loved ones, the bereaved fell prey to extortion by fraudulent mediums and fortune-tellers. But magician Harry Houdini wasn'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarrow, Gail (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Houdini, Harry, > 1874-1926 > Juvenile literature.
Mackenberg, Rose., > 1892-1968 > Juvenile literature.
Impostors and imposture > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Mediums > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Magicians > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Spiritualism > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Fraud.
Mediums.
Magicians.
Spiritualism.
Médiums > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Magiciens (Illusionnistes) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Spiritisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Houdini, Harry, > 1874-1926
Impostors and imposture
Mediums
Spiritualism
United States
Impostors and imposture > Juvenile literature.
Mediums > Juvenile literature.
Magicians > Juvenile literature.
Spiritualism > Juvenile literature.
Impostors and imposture.
1900-1999
History
Juvenile works
Informational works.
Documents d'information.

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