Description: Spirit Sleuths : How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes, Hardcover by Jarrow, Gail, ISBN 1662680236, ISBN-13 9781662680236, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "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 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 sâeance deceptions. His head secret agent was a young New York private detective and disguise expert, Rose Mackenberg-a woman who continued her ghost-busting career for decades, longafter Houdini's death in 1926"--
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Book Title: Spirit Sleuths : How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Highlights Press, C/O Highlights for Children, Inc.
Topic: Body, Mind & Spirit, History / United States / 19th Century, United States / General, History / United States / 20th Century
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.7 in
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction, History
Item Weight: 29.6 Oz
Item Length: 10.2 in
Author: Gail Jarrow
Item Width: 8.3 in
Format: Hardcover
