The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer
Download or Read eBook The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer PDF written by Louis Kaplan and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Louis Kaplan |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780816651566 |
ISBN-13 | : 0816651566 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer by : Louis Kaplan
Book excerpt: In the 1860s, William Mumler photographed ghostsa or so he claimed. Faint images of the dearly departed lurked in the background with the living, like his well-known photo of the recently assassinated Abraham Lincoln comforting Mary Todd. The practice came to be known as spirit photography, and some believed Mumler was channeling the dead. Skeptics, however, called it a fraudulent trick on the gullible, taking advantage of the grieving at a time of suffering and loss. Mumlera s insistence that his work brought back the dead led to a sensational trial in 1869 that was the talk of the nation.