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The strange case of William Mumler, spirit photographer /
In the 1860s, William Mumler photographed ghostsor so he claimed. The practice came to be known as spirit photography, and Mumler's insistence that his work brought back the dead led to a sensational trial in 1869 that was the talk of the nation. The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the 1860s, William Mumler photographed ghostsor so he claimed. The practice came to be known as spirit photography, and Mumler's insistence that his work brought back the dead led to a sensational trial in 1869 that was the talk of the nation. The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer is the definitive resource for this fascinating moment in American history and provides insights into today's ghosts in the machine. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 264 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441612694 1441612696 0816651566 9780816651566 0816651574 9780816651573 9780816666386 0816666385 |