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Lily Dale

The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead

By Christine Wicker

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| Paperback | 9780060086671

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In Lily Dale, New York, the dead don't die. Instead, they flit among the elms and stroll along the streets. According to Spiritualists who have ruled this community for five generations, the spirits never go away -- and they stay anything but quiet. Every summer twenty-thousand guests come to conContinue

In Lily Dale, New York, the dead don't die. Instead, they flit among the elms and stroll along the streets. According to Spiritualists who have ruled this community for five generations, the spirits never go away -- and they stay anything but quiet. Every summer twenty-thousand guests come to consult the town's mediums in hopes of communicating with their dead relatives or catching a glimpse of the future. Weaving past and present, the living and the dead, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Christine Wicker investigates a religion that attracted millions of Americans since the 1800s. She reveals the longings for love and connection that draw the people to "the Dale," introducing us to a colorful cast of characters along the way -- including famous visitors such as Susan B. Anthony, Harry Houdini, and Mae West. Laugh out loud funny at times, this honest portrayal shows us that it ultimately doesn't matter what we believe; it is belief itself that can transform us all.

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  • Lily Dale By Christine Wicker

    Harry Houdini exposed seances because he felt they gave false hope to grieving survivors, so when that great magician visited the town of Lily Dale in the 1920s, some of the mediums there reportedly closed their doors and went into hiding. The attitu ... (read full critics)

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 288 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 006008667X
  • ISBN-13: 9780060086671
  • Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
  • Pub date: Apr 01, 2004
  • Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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