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02367cam a2200421 i 4500 |
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on1407571896 |
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OCoLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240923101001.0 |
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231106s2024 nyua j b 001 0deng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2023045804 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781662680236 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1662680236 |
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| System control number |
(Sirsi) a513058 |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
OCLCO |
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OCLCF |
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ZDX |
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OPW |
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OCLCO |
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JCX |
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VP@ |
| AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
VP@A |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
GV1545.H8 |
| Item number |
J37 2024 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
793.8092 |
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B |
| Edition number |
23/eng/202311-06 |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Jarrow, Gail, |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Spirit sleuths : |
| Remainder of title |
how magicians and detectives exposed the ghost hoaxes / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Gail Jarrow. |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
173 pages : |
| Other physical details |
color illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
27 cm |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
After millions of people died during World War I and from the 1918 influenza pandemic, the popularity of spiritualism soared. Desperate to communicate with their dead loved ones, the bereaved fell prey to extortion by fraudulent mediums and fortune-tellers. But magician Harry Houdini wasn't fooled. He recognized the scammers' methods as no more than conjurer tricks. Angered by the way people were exploited, Houdini set out to expose the ghost hoaxes. In his stage show, he revealed the fraudsters' techniques, and he used a team of undercover investigators to collect proof of seĢance deceptions. His head secret agent was a young New York private detective and disguise expert, Rose Mackenberg -- a woman who continued her ghost-busting career for decades, long after Houdini's death in 1926. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Spiritualism |
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Magicians |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Hoaxes |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mediums |
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| a |
793.8 JAR 311 |
