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The Apparitionists

By Peter Manseau

The Apparitionists Death & Mourning

The Apparitionists

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In the early days of photography, in the death-strewn wake of the Civil War, one man seized America’s imagination. A “spirit photographer,” William Mumler, took portrait photographs that featured the ghostly presence of lost loved ones alongside his living subjects. At a time when artists like Mathew Brady were remaking American culture with their cameras, Mumler was a sensation: the affluent and influential came calling, including Mary Todd Lincoln. It took a circuslike trial of Mumler on fraud charges, starring P. T. Barnum for the prosecution, to expose a fault line of doubt and manipulation. And even then, the judge’s stunning verdict suggested no one would ever solve the mystery of how Mumler did it. This forgotten puzzle offers a vivid snapshot of America at a crossroads in its history, a nation in thrall to new technology while grasping desperately for something to believe in.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2018-10-09
Publication Date:
2018-10-09
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1328557065
ISBN13:
9781328557063
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
291 g
Height:
137 cm
Width:
205 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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