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Talking to the Dead : Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism by Barbara Weisberg (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Talking to the Dead : Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism, Paperback by Weisberg, Barbara, ISBN 006075060X, ISBN-13 9780060750602, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Follows the story of the Fox sisters, whose reports about strange noises in their mid-nineteenth-century home and subsequent claims that they could talk with ghosts gave rise to contemporary séance practices and modern beliefs about spiritualism. Reprint.
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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10006075060X
ISBN-139780060750602
eBay Product ID (ePID)10038202385
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Book TitleTalking to the Dead : Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWomen, United States / 19th Century, Spiritualism, Biblical Studies / General, History
Publication Year2005
GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBarbara Weisberg
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Weight12.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.6 in
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ReviewsWhy the country...was receptive to this spiritual and moral movement is another fascinating question raised by this provocative book., Weisberg goes beyond stereotypes…A revealing look at the history of spiritualism and its place in nineteenth-century culture.|9780060750602|, Weisberg...seamlessly tells the Foxes' story within the context of geographic and religious influences as well as national events, Weisberg illustrates that this seemingly simple account of fakery and gullibility is in fact mesmerizingly complex . . . ., Whether you are a sucker for the supernatural or a rabid non-believer, this book is compelling...., [P]rovides admirable social context for the girls' misadventures as mediums.…also conveys a vivid sense of their personalities., Barbara Weisberg raises the specter of two winsome adolescent sisters who convinced America they were Talking to the Dead., "[An] engaging study...[a] lively tale of a little-known slice of American history." -- Publishers Weekly "Weisberg...seamlessly tells the Foxes' story within the context of geographic and religious influences as well as national events" -- Publishers Weekly "A wide-ranging account....Well-grounded social history." -- Kirkus Reviews "Barbara Weisberg raises the specter of two winsome adolescent sisters who convinced America they were Talking to the Dead." -- Vanity Fair "Weisberg goes beyond stereotypes...A revealing look at the history of spiritualism and its place in nineteenth-century culture. -- Booklist "Weisberg captures the essence of that era in this gracefully written scholarly biography." -- Library Journal "...vividly brings alive one of America's most fascinating historical eras. This book is a fine read and an excellent reference." -- --Christine Wicker, author of Lily Dale: The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead "Fascinating...an excellent history of spiritualism in America." -- Stuart Woods, author of Reckless Abandon and other novels "The reach of this story is extraordinary. A fabulous read." -- Richard Dreyfuss "Talking to the Dead takes you on a thrilling ride....you are sure to be mesmerized." -- --Molly Peacock, editor, The Private I: Privacy in a Public World and author of Cornucopia: New and Selected Poems 1980 - 2001 "Weisberg writes with clarity and intelligence...This book tells us a lot about our own relationship with death and dying." -- --Alec Baldwin "Engrossing and poignant...a fascinating read, both for scholars and the general reading public." -- Patricia Cline Cohen, author of The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century New York. "Weisberg has given us a story of enduring human emotions." -- --Edmund Blair Bolles, author of The Ice Finders: How a Poet, a Professor, and a Politician Discovered the Ice Age "Whether you are a sucker for the supernatural or a rabid non-believer, this book is compelling...." -- --Michael Lutin, Vanity Fair Planetarium Astrologer "A fascinating exploration of the mysteries of mortality and faith..... A most readable and instructive story." -- --Frederic Morton, author of A Perfect Splendor - Vienna 1888/9 and The Rothschilds "Why the country...was receptive to this spiritual and moral movement is another fascinating question raised by this provocative book." -- Boston Globe "[P]rovides admirable social context for the girls' misadventures as mediums....also conveys a vivid sense of their personalities." -- Los Angeles Times "Part history, part biography, part weird tale...a fascinating story of the birth of Spiritualism." -- --FATE Magazine, June 2004 "[A] well-researched...insightful look at the social climate of the 19th century....makes for fascinating reading." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "Weisberg illustrates that this seemingly simple account of fakery and gullibility is in fact mesmerizingly complex . . . ." -- Washington Post Book World, Why the country…was receptive to this spiritual and moral movement is another fascinating question raised by this provocative book., .vividly brings alive one of America's most fascinating historical eras. This book is a fine read and an excellent reference., Weisberg…seamlessly tells the Foxes' story within the context of geographic and religious influences as well as national events, [P]rovides admirable social context for the girls' misadventures as mediums..also conveys a vivid sense of their personalities., A fascinating exploration of the mysteries of mortality and faith..... A most readable and instructive story., Weisberg writes with clarity and intelligence...This book tells us a lot about our own relationship with death and dying., Weisberg goes beyond stereotypes...A revealing look at the history of spiritualism and its place in nineteenth-century culture.|9780060750602|, Weisberg goes beyond stereotypes.A revealing look at the history of spiritualism and its place in nineteenth-century culture.|9780060750602|, [A] well-researched...insightful look at the social climate of the 19th century....makes for fascinating reading., ...vividly brings alive one of America's most fascinating historical eras. This book is a fine read and an excellent reference., [P]rovides admirable social context for the girls' misadventures as mediums....also conveys a vivid sense of their personalities., …vividly brings alive one of America's most fascinating historical eras. This book is a fine read and an excellent reference.
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SynopsisA fascinating story of spirits and conjurors, skeptics and converts in the second half of nineteenth century America viewed through the lives of Kate and Maggie Fox, the sisters whose purported communication with the dead gave rise to the Spiritualism movement - and whose recanting forty years later is still shrouded in mystery. In March of 1848, Kate and Maggie Fox - sisters aged 11 and 14 - anxiously reported to a neighbor that they had been hearing strange, unidentified sounds in their house. From a sequence of knocks and rattles translated by the young girls as a "voice from beyond," the Modern Spiritualism movement was born. Talking to the Dead follows the fascinating story of the two girls who were catapulted into an odd limelight after communicating with spirits that March night. Within a few years, tens of thousands of Americans were flocking to seances. An international movement followed. Yet thirty years after those first knocks, the sisters shocked the country by denying they had ever contacted spirits. Shortly after, the sisters once again changed their story and reaffirmed their belief in the spirit world. Weisberg traces not only the lives of the Fox sisters and their family (including their mysterious Svengali-like sister Leah) but also the social, religious, economic and political climates that provided the breeding ground for the movement. While this is a thorough, compelling overview of a potent time in US history, it is also an incredible ghost story. An entertaining read - a story of spirits and conjurors, skeptics and converts - Talking to the Dead is full of emotion and surprise. Yet it will also provoke questions that were being asked in the 19th century, and are still being asked today - how do we know what we know, and how secure are we in our knowledge, A fascinating story of spirits and conjurors, skeptics and converts in the second half of nineteenth century America viewed through the lives of Kate and Maggie Fox, the sisters whose purported communication with the dead gave rise to the Spiritualism movement - and whose recanting forty years later is still shrouded in mystery. In March of 1848, Kate and Maggie Fox - sisters aged 11 and 14 - anxiously reported to a neighbor that they had been hearing strange, unidentified sounds in their house. From a sequence of knocks and rattles translated by the young girls as a "voice from beyond," the Modern Spiritualism movement was born. Talking to the Dead follows the fascinating story of the two girls who were catapulted into an odd limelight after communicating with spirits that March night. Within a few years, tens of thousands of Americans were flocking to seances. An international movement followed. Yet thirty years after those first knocks, the sisters shocked the country by denying they had ever contacted spirits. Shortly after, the sisters once again changed their story and reaffirmed their belief in the spirit world. Weisberg traces not only the lives of the Fox sisters and their family (including their mysterious Svengali-like sister Leah) but also the social, religious, economic and political climates that provided the breeding ground for the movement. While this is a thorough, compelling overview of a potent time in US history, it is also an incredible ghost story. An entertaining read - a story of spirits and conjurors, skeptics and converts - Talking to the Dead is full of emotion and surprise. Yet it will also provoke questions that were being asked in the 19th century, and are still being asked today - how do we know what we know, and how secure are we in our knowledge?, Talking to the Dead follows the remarkable story of Kate and Maggie Fox, who were catapulted to fame after word spread that they communicated with spirits. Within a few years, tens of thousands of Americans were flocking to séances. An international movement developed. Yet 40 years after those first knocks, the sisters shocked the country by denying that they had ever contacted spirits. Shortly after, in another stunning reversal, the sisters changed their story again and reaffirmed their belief in the spirit world. Weisberg traces not only the lives of Kate and Maggie and their family, but also the social, religious, economic, and political forces that helped shape the movement. A vivid overview of an exciting and tumultuous time in U.S. history, this is a tale of ghostly raps and apparitions, spirits and conjurors, skeptics and converts--a book full of memorable real-life characters and dramatic surprises.
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