Trance maidens, technological marionettes, and speculators in human credulity : the rise and practice of mesmerism in 19th century America / Jessica Parham Seessel.

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Seessel, Jessica Parham.

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Trance maidens, technological marionettes, and speculators in human credulity : the rise and practice of mesmerism in 19th century America / Jessica Parham Seessel.