{"product_id":"9781328557063-the-apparitionists-a-tale-of-phantoms-fraud-photography-and-the-man-who-captured-lincolns-ghost","title":"Manseau Peter - The Apparitionists A Tale Of Phantoms Fraud Photography And The Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: In the early days of photography in the death - strewn wake of the Civil War one man seized America's imagination. A spirit photographer William Mumler took portrait photographs that featured the ghostly presence of lost loved ones alongside his living subjects. At a time when artists like Mathew Brady were remaking American culture with their cameras Mumler was a sensation: the affluent and influential came calling including Mary Todd Lincoln. It took a circuslike trial of Mumler on fraud charges starring P. T. Barnum for the prosecution to expose a fault line of doubt and manipulation. And even then the judge's stunning verdict suggested no one would ever solve the mystery of how Mumler did it. This forgotten puzzle offers a vivid snapshot of America at a crossroads in its history a nation in thrall to new technology while grasping desperately for something to believe in.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: The Apparitionists A Tale Of Phantoms Fraud Photography And The Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Manseau Peter\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Harpercollins\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781328557063\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 352 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 10\/9\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manseau Peter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49615396864305,"sku":"IN-G-9781328557063","price":15.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781328557063.jpg?v=1724617822","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781328557063-the-apparitionists-a-tale-of-phantoms-fraud-photography-and-the-man-who-captured-lincolns-ghost","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}