A groundbreaking historical account of the Hydesville knockings that helped spark the modern Spiritualist movement.
This edition assembles the early history, people, and pivotal moments surrounding the Hydesville phenomena and the Rochester Knockings. Drawing on contemporary witnesses and source materials, it presents how a humble New York family became linked to a worldwide search for life beyond the grave, and how public inquiry transformed rumor into a movement.
- Learn how an ordinary farming family became central to a spiritual era.
- Explore the emergence of public investigations and their social impact.
- See how rapping responses and personal testimony shaped the movement’s trajectory.
- Understand the historical context behind a landmark moment in spiritual history.
Ideal for readers curious about the origins of Spiritualism, religious reform, and 19th‑century American history.