Philadelphia Spiritualism and the Curious Case of Katie King | 
My April is booked; and it's pretty cozy but deadly.
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I‘ve highlighted this book before...
Spiritualism and communing with the dead wasn‘t a new concept in the 19th century, but interest peaked post Civil War, for #ThePowerOfGoodbye .
Enter Katie King, a spirit who entered parlors during seances & helped bridge the gap between the living and the dead. Or, did she? Hoover records the history; I haven‘t read this yet, but I‘ve heard Hoover speak on the subject, and she‘s compelling! #Movember #NFNov
Haha...I last posted about this book 2 years ago!
Spiritualism and mysticism were the rage in the 19th century. This led to many, many people running cons, divesting unsuspecting victims of money and creating emotional anguish. Hoover writes about the infamous Katie King, a spirit in the Philadelphia area that materialized at seances. Or, was she a hoax? #IntoTheMystic #MarchIntoThe70s
Not exactly #supernatural, but this spiritualism certainly has an element to it. Communing with the dead was all the rage in the late 1800s, and Katie King was one such "spirit" who could help convey messages from the great beyond. #sizzlinsummerbooks
