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Lincoln's Ghost
Houdini's War On Spiritualism And The Dark Conspiracy Against The American Presidency
Brad Ricca(0)
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The incredible untold story of how the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini, waged war upon Spiritualism, uncovering unknown magic, political conspiracies, and surprising secrets along the way.
You won't live forever, Houdini. You've got to DIE. I put a curse on you . . .
During a séance in 1924, Houdini-the greatest entertainer in the world-was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days were numbered. Houdini laughed. He believed talking to the dead was impossible.
By 1926, Houdini was dead.
This is the untold story of the last performance of Harry Houdini, who after becoming inspired by his hero Abraham Lincoln, devotes himself full-time to a personal crusade against Spiritualism, the practice of speaking to the dead. In a spellbinding journey across Jazz Age America, haunted by the aftermath of the Great War and a deadly pandemic, Houdini encounters all the modern forms of haunted houses, warlocks, and monsters, and uncovers a shocking conspiracy that stretches all the way back to Lincoln himself.
In a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between Houdini's 1926 dramatic courtroom testimony before Congress and the last otherworldly cases he takes on that lead him there, Lincoln's Ghost is a powerful examination of deception, love, politics, the afterlife, and the very nature of magic itself. BRAD RICCA is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, True Raiders, Olive the Lionheart, and Super Boys, winner of the Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction. He won the St. Lawrence Book Award for American Mastodon. Ricca lives and works in Cleveland.
Praise for Brad Ricca:
"A spellbinding true crime history that reads like a novel. It will be enjoyed by aficionados of Victorian crime novels as well as true crime fans."-Library Journal (Starred) on Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
"A fascinating account of Grace Humiston, a pioneering attorney in the early 20th century...Her incredible life story, superbly portrayed by Ricca, is more proof that truth is stranger than fiction." -Publisher's Weekly on Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
"[An] astonishing story... Rapid, compelling storytelling informed by rigorous research and enlivened by fecund imagination." -Kirkus Reviews (starred) on Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
"The story of the expedition has the elements of a good thriller-desperate characters, hidden tunnels, an ancient code, and intrigues among the treasure hunters themselves-and aims for a cinematic feel." -Wall Street Journal on True Raiders
"True Raiders represents the best kind of rollicking adventure true-life tale, lively engaging prose based on what did happen, not wild speculation bordering on fantasy." -New York Journal of Books
"Such a fun read.... Ricca manages to keep readers hooked with this true story that reads like a novel." -Associated Press on True Raiders
You won't live forever, Houdini. You've got to DIE. I put a curse on you . . .
During a séance in 1924, Houdini-the greatest entertainer in the world-was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days were numbered. Houdini laughed. He believed talking to the dead was impossible.
By 1926, Houdini was dead.
This is the untold story of the last performance of Harry Houdini, who after becoming inspired by his hero Abraham Lincoln, devotes himself full-time to a personal crusade against Spiritualism, the practice of speaking to the dead. In a spellbinding journey across Jazz Age America, haunted by the aftermath of the Great War and a deadly pandemic, Houdini encounters all the modern forms of haunted houses, warlocks, and monsters, and uncovers a shocking conspiracy that stretches all the way back to Lincoln himself.
In a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between Houdini's 1926 dramatic courtroom testimony before Congress and the last otherworldly cases he takes on that lead him there, Lincoln's Ghost is a powerful examination of deception, love, politics, the afterlife, and the very nature of magic itself. BRAD RICCA is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, True Raiders, Olive the Lionheart, and Super Boys, winner of the Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction. He won the St. Lawrence Book Award for American Mastodon. Ricca lives and works in Cleveland.
Praise for Brad Ricca:
"A spellbinding true crime history that reads like a novel. It will be enjoyed by aficionados of Victorian crime novels as well as true crime fans."-Library Journal (Starred) on Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
"A fascinating account of Grace Humiston, a pioneering attorney in the early 20th century...Her incredible life story, superbly portrayed by Ricca, is more proof that truth is stranger than fiction." -Publisher's Weekly on Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
"[An] astonishing story... Rapid, compelling storytelling informed by rigorous research and enlivened by fecund imagination." -Kirkus Reviews (starred) on Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
"The story of the expedition has the elements of a good thriller-desperate characters, hidden tunnels, an ancient code, and intrigues among the treasure hunters themselves-and aims for a cinematic feel." -Wall Street Journal on True Raiders
"True Raiders represents the best kind of rollicking adventure true-life tale, lively engaging prose based on what did happen, not wild speculation bordering on fantasy." -New York Journal of Books
"Such a fun read.... Ricca manages to keep readers hooked with this true story that reads like a novel." -Associated Press on True Raiders
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"Lively... A highly readable work of social history that, courtesy of Harry Houdini, takes us into odd realms indeed."
Kirkus Reviews
"A gripping historical tale."
Library Journal