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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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations, portraits |
| ISBN: | 9780816666386 |