The American Spirit Manifestation

Published in the mid-19th century, Henry Spicer’s The American Spirit Manifestation is a gripping chronicle of the rise of spiritualism in the United States, documenting the strange phenomena that captivated a nation—table-rapping, trance-speaking, ghostly apparitions, and spectral communications from the other world.

Spicer records the testimonies, séances, and demonstrations that spread rapidly from small towns to great cities, offering what many believed to be undeniable proof of contact with the dead. At once investigative and unsettling, the book captures an era when faith, fear, and fascination collided in darkened parlors lit only by the knock of unseen hands.

Part historical account, part occult testimony, The American Spirit Manifestation remains a vital document of the spiritualist movement, revealing how belief in the unseen reshaped both religion and society in 19th-century America.

Complete edition of Henry Spicer’s rare work

Documents séances, spirit phenomena, and supernatural manifestations

A primary source for the study of American spiritualism and occult history

Essential for collectors of spiritualist literature and students of the supernatural