Myths & mysteries
Spiritualism gained massive popularity largely because the Civil War created a high death toll
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The golden age of ghost hunting wasn't driven by evidence; it was driven by mass trauma. During the American Civil War, hundreds of thousands of young men died far from home, completely destroying Victorian mourning traditions. In their desperation for closure, families threw incredible amounts of money at any parlor medium who promised they could get a final message from a fallen soldier via a floating trumpet.
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