Lincoln's Ghost - Houdini s War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the

"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 seance 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-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 modern-day haunted houses, warlocks, and monsters, and uncovers a shocking conspiracy that stretches all the way to the American presidency-and to the House of Houdini itself. 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"-- Provided by publisher.

About the author

Brad Ricca

Product details

• Authors: Brad Ricca, Ricca Brad
• Publisher: Macmillan USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781250338907
• ISBN: 978-1-250-33890-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Occultism, United States of America, USA, c 1920 to c 1929, Occult studies / Supernatural studies