Spirit Sleuths
Gail Jarrow
The latest from acclaimed author Gail Jarrow reveals how magicians—including Harry Houdini and his team of investigators—exposed fake mediums who exploited the vulnerable and gullible in the early twentieth century.
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't fooled. He recognized the scammers' methods as no more than conjurer's tricks. Angered by the way people were exploited, Houdini set out to expose the ghost hoaxes. In his stage show, he revealed the fraudsters’ techniques, and he used a team of undercover investigators to collect proof of séance deceptions. His head secret agent was a young New York private detective and disguise expert, Rose Mackenberg—a...
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't fooled. He recognized the scammers' methods as no more than conjurer's tricks. Angered by the way people were exploited, Houdini set out to expose the ghost hoaxes. In his stage show, he revealed the fraudsters’ techniques, and he used a team of undercover investigators to collect proof of séance deceptions. His head secret agent was a young New York private detective and disguise expert, Rose Mackenberg—a...
ప్రచురణకర్త:
Astra Publishing House
భాష:
english
ఫైల్:
EPUB, 85.51 MB
IPFS:
,
english
Amazon 
Barnes & Noble 
Bookshop.org
మీ పుస్తక దుకాణాన్ని జోడించాలనుకుంటున్నారా? support@z-lib.fm వద్ద మమ్మల్ని సంప్రదించండి
ఫైల్ converter
మరిన్ని శోధన ఫలితాలు
మరిన్ని ప్రయోజనాలు 
కీలక పదబంధాలు
సంబంచిన పుస్తక జాబితాలు
