{"product_id":"supernatural-america-lawrence-samuel-9780313398995","title":"Supernatural America: A Cultural History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is much more than an authoritative and compelling look at the cultural history of the supernatural over the last century in America--it also explains why we want to believe.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe supernatural--psychic phenomena (telepathy, clairvoyance, or ESP), communicating with the dead, and the sighting and tracking of ghosts--has played an integral role in American culture across the last century. In fact, attention and interest in the supernatural has increased, despite our society's reliance upon and enthusiasm for science and technology. Even some top scholars, officials from the military and police, and public figures in places as high as the Oval Office have believed in at least some aspects of the supernatural. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupernatural America: A Cultural History\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to examine the cultural history of the supernatural in the United States, documenting how the expansion of science and technology coincided with a rise in supernatural\/paranormal beliefs. From the flourishing of \"spiritism\" in the 1920s to the early 21st century, when the paranormal is bigger than ever, this entertaining and educational book explains the irresistible allure of the supernatural in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Samuel,Samuel Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313398992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313398995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 6.44w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 10","brand":"Lawrence Samuel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086483599615,"sku":"9780313398995","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f099bf2f-2420-445b-8691-ee6addf293b8.jpg?v=1769094928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/supernatural-america-lawrence-samuel-9780313398995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}