The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost – When Technology Collided with Belief After the Civil War
The Apparitionists explores a remarkable meeting point of post–Civil War history, photography, technology, and belief. Focusing on phantoms, fraud, and the man who claimed to capture Abraham Lincoln’s ghost, Peter Manseau examines how images could shape ideas about the supernatural and the world beyond.
About This Book
The Apparitionists explores the intersection of photography, belief, and public fascination after the Civil War.
At its center is the figure associated with capturing Abraham Lincoln’s ghost, bringing together questions of technology, deception, and the supernatural.
Blending historical subject matter with cultural inquiry, the book considers how new images could influence what people accepted as possible.
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