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Spirit sleuths : how magicians and detectives exposed the ghost hoaxes
Author: Jarrow, Gail

Publisher: Calkins Creek (2024)

Dewey: 793.8092
Classification: Collective Biography
Physical Description: 173 p., col. ill., 25 cm

BTSB No: 489989

ISBN: 9781662680236

Ages: 10-17

Grades: 5-12

Subjects:
Houdini, Harry, -- 1874-1926
Mackenberg, Rose, -- 1892-1968
Impostors and imposture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Mediums -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Magicians -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Spiritualism -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Price: $27.98

Summary:
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.

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (07/01/24)
   School Library Journal (+) (07/01/24)
   Booklist (07/01/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (-) (00/09/24)
The Hornbook (00/11/24)

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