Why read The Spirit Photographer?

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Boston, 1870. Photographer Edward Moody runs a booming business capturing the images of the spirits of the departed in his portraits. He lures grieving widows and mourning mothers into his studio with promises of catching the ghosts of their deceased loved ones with his camera. Despite the whispers around town…

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1 author picked The Spirit Photographer as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Arthur Shattuck O’Keefe

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I’m a history buff, and I’ve long been interested in the purported “spirit photographs” that began proliferating almost as soon as photography became widespread in the 19th century and which were a key element of the spiritualist movement.

The author ties this trend into a beautifully written work of historical fiction, depicting spirit photography in the context of the social and political conditions of post-Civil War America.

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