{"product_id":"lincolns-ghost-brad-ricca-9781250338907","title":"Lincoln's Ghost: Houdini's War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American Presidency","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible untold story of how the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini, waged war upon Spiritualism, uncovering unknown magic, political conspiracies, and surprising secrets along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou won't live forever, Houdini. You've got to DIE. I put a curse on you . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring a s?ance in 1924, Houdini--the greatest entertainer in the world--was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days were numbered. Houdini laughed. He believed talking to the dead was impossible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 1926, Houdini was dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the untold story of the last performance of Harry Houdini, who after becoming inspired by his hero Abraham Lincoln, devotes himself full-time to a personal crusade against Spiritualism, the practice of speaking to the dead. In a spellbinding journey across Jazz Age America, haunted by the aftermath of the Great War and a deadly pandemic, Houdini encounters all the modern forms of haunted houses, warlocks, and monsters, and uncovers a shocking conspiracy that stretches all the way back to Lincoln himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between Houdini's 1926 dramatic courtroom testimony before Congress and the last otherworldly cases he takes on that lead him there, \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful examination of deception, love, politics, the afterlife, and the very nature of magic itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brad Ricca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250338905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250338907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Brad Ricca","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46685955981567,"sku":"9781250338907","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fccf34ad-f43b-463b-a67c-4119170366cf.jpg?v=1741727272","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lincolns-ghost-brad-ricca-9781250338907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}