The Spiritualist Who Warned Lincoln Was Also Booth's Drinking Buddy | History | Smithsonian
A fascinating article here about the Lincolns and mediums they (well, mainly Mary) consulted.
You know, I often get the feeling that the influence of spiritualism in Western society over the century of 1850 to 1950 has been given short shrift in popular histories or movies. As this article indicates, it was a very big movement that attracted a following from all parts of society, but people seem to know little about its early "success".
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