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American Hauntings: The Rise of the Spirit World and Birth of the Modern Ghost Hunter

par Troy Taylor

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AMERICAN HAUNTINGS THE RISE OF THE SPIRIT WORLD AND THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN GHOST HUNTER BY TROY TAYLOR Do you believe in ghosts? You're not alone. For nearly two centuries, American popular culture has been influenced by the supernatural. Since the Fox sisters first reported the "mysterious rappings" in their New York home, mediums, magicians, and ghost hunters have played a huge part in the shaping of American history. In this compelling book by Troy Taylor, he reveals the roots of our fascination with ghosts, haunted houses, and the supernatural, and offers a rich, entertaining, and colorful look at the people, places, and eerie events that have captured the imagination of the country. From the mediums of Spiritualism's golden age to the ghost hunters of the modern era, Taylor shines a light on the phantasms and frauds of the past, the inexplicable and violent events that kept Spiritualism alive in a new century, the first researchers who dared to investigate the unknown, and the stories and events that galvanized the pubic and created the paranormal field that we know today. This is a thrilling exploration of the creation of paranormal popular culture in America, filled with heroes, villains, skeptics, believers, horrors, and hoaxes. This is a must-have book for anyone with an interest in how ghost research truly began! Want to know how it all started? It wasn't with a television show! * How did a region filled with crazy cults and religious movements shape America's supernatural history? * What really happened at the Fox home in New York? * How did Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War save Spiritualism? * Who held the first seances in the White House? * Who were the first ghost hunters in American history? * What supernatural events in American history have NEVER been explained? * Did one American medium truly fly during his seances? * Why were eminent scientists of the late nineteenth century convinced in survival after death? * Did Harry Houdini really communicate from beyond the grave? * Who was the most influential ghost hunter in history? * What about the resurgence in the paranormal in the 1960s and 1970s? * What really happened in Amityville, New York? * Did a poltergeist really wreak havoc in Columbus, Ohio, in the 1980s? * Were you part of the paranormal revival of the 1990s? * How did reality TV ghost hunting affect American popular culture? And so much more - this is Troy Taylor's most challenging, exciting, and controversial book so far! Troy Taylor is the author of more than 120 books on ghosts, hauntings, true crime, the unexplained, and the supernatural in America. He is also the founder of American Hauntings Ink, which offers books, ghost tours, events and excursions across the country. He was born and raised in the Midwest and currently divides his time between Illinois and the far-flung reaches of America.… (plus d'informations)
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This was a little different than I expected, but certainly well worth the read. I initially picked it up as research material for my novel, but once I began reading, I became interested for my own sake. It was well researched and well written. I picked up on a typo here and there, but they were few and far between so it wasn't distracting.

I did feel that too many pages were dedicated to the Fox sisters. While they are absolutely an important piece of the puzzle and worth some examination, I don't think that they merited as much space as was given to them. That's simply my opinion. I'm of the belief that they were frauds so it irritates me when I see so much attention still focused on them.

That aside, I learned a lot about folks that I didn't know about and there was a wealth of information about how things worked; how frauds operated, balanced by healthy discussion of folks who may have been genuine mediums. That was particularly helpful to me as one of the characters in my novel is a medium and I want to depict it as truthfully as possible. I was especially drawn to those parts that were focused on the 19th century. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm slightly obsessed with the era. The descriptions of some of the things that were faked and the fact that people actually fell for it was amazing to me. In fact, in places I laughed aloud. Of course to my modern eye, certain things were simply ludicrous, but I understand that in a different time, when lighting was poor and electricity was a relatively new phenomenon, it was easier to suspend belief. I don't mean to pass judgment, either. My own beliefs run outside the norm (I'm pagan) so I also understand how believing in something that others find difficult to comprehend presents its own challenges.

Overall, I would say that for those who are interested in the subject matter, this is an absolute must read. It gets a little dry at times, but that's to be expected in a book of this nature. I really appreciate the amount of work and research that must have gone into this. I will be reading more from this author. ( )
  Melynn1104 | Jun 28, 2017 |
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AMERICAN HAUNTINGS THE RISE OF THE SPIRIT WORLD AND THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN GHOST HUNTER BY TROY TAYLOR Do you believe in ghosts? You're not alone. For nearly two centuries, American popular culture has been influenced by the supernatural. Since the Fox sisters first reported the "mysterious rappings" in their New York home, mediums, magicians, and ghost hunters have played a huge part in the shaping of American history. In this compelling book by Troy Taylor, he reveals the roots of our fascination with ghosts, haunted houses, and the supernatural, and offers a rich, entertaining, and colorful look at the people, places, and eerie events that have captured the imagination of the country. From the mediums of Spiritualism's golden age to the ghost hunters of the modern era, Taylor shines a light on the phantasms and frauds of the past, the inexplicable and violent events that kept Spiritualism alive in a new century, the first researchers who dared to investigate the unknown, and the stories and events that galvanized the pubic and created the paranormal field that we know today. This is a thrilling exploration of the creation of paranormal popular culture in America, filled with heroes, villains, skeptics, believers, horrors, and hoaxes. This is a must-have book for anyone with an interest in how ghost research truly began! Want to know how it all started? It wasn't with a television show! * How did a region filled with crazy cults and religious movements shape America's supernatural history? * What really happened at the Fox home in New York? * How did Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War save Spiritualism? * Who held the first seances in the White House? * Who were the first ghost hunters in American history? * What supernatural events in American history have NEVER been explained? * Did one American medium truly fly during his seances? * Why were eminent scientists of the late nineteenth century convinced in survival after death? * Did Harry Houdini really communicate from beyond the grave? * Who was the most influential ghost hunter in history? * What about the resurgence in the paranormal in the 1960s and 1970s? * What really happened in Amityville, New York? * Did a poltergeist really wreak havoc in Columbus, Ohio, in the 1980s? * Were you part of the paranormal revival of the 1990s? * How did reality TV ghost hunting affect American popular culture? And so much more - this is Troy Taylor's most challenging, exciting, and controversial book so far! Troy Taylor is the author of more than 120 books on ghosts, hauntings, true crime, the unexplained, and the supernatural in America. He is also the founder of American Hauntings Ink, which offers books, ghost tours, events and excursions across the country. He was born and raised in the Midwest and currently divides his time between Illinois and the far-flung reaches of America.

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