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A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Séances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters

Peter H. Aykroyd

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Peter Aykroyd spent his childhood watching his family's parlor seances through the crack of a basement door. Here, for the first time, Aykroyd tells the strange and delightful story that inspired his son, Dan, to make the mega-hit, "Ghostbusters." Part history, part family legend, "A History of Ghosts "starts in 1848 in upstate New York, where the spiritualist craze first began. Aykroyd introduces the reader to notable mediums while telling the story of the development of spiritualism, interweaving a personal history marked by a fascination with ghosts and spirits with the larger narrative about the role the paranormal has played in our culture. Such legendary figures as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini appear and vanish.

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ISBN10:: 1605298751

ISBN13:: 9781605298757

kindle Asin:: B0039RHVOY

A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Séances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters

Peter H. Aykroyd

3.37/5 (394 ratings)

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Peter Aykroyd spent his childhood watching his family's parlor seances through the crack of a basement door. Here, for the first time, Aykroyd tells the strange and delightful story that inspired his son, Dan, to make the mega-hit, "Ghostbusters." Part history, part family legend, "A History of Ghosts "starts in 1848 in upstate New York, where the spiritualist craze first began. Aykroyd introduces the reader to notable mediums while telling the story of the development of spiritualism, interweaving a personal history marked by a fascination with ghosts and spirits with the larger narrative about the role the paranormal has played in our culture. Such legendary figures as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini appear and vanish.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: First Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1605298751

ISBN13:: 9781605298757

kindle Asin:: B0039RHVOY

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