Relates the headshaking tale of how [Cyrus] Teed converted two hundred seekers into celibate Koreshans and led them from Chicago to a Southwest Florida promised land, based on a religion-science . . . and the irresistible idea that the entire universe was contained in a hollow earth.”—Foreword Reviews “What Lyn Millner does in her outstanding new book . . . is meticulously winnow truth from myth as she fleshes out the characters who were the Koreshans. . . . The result is an account that’s as exhaustive as it is interesting. Millner approaches her subject with an appealingly contemporary voice and sensibilities.”—Fort Myers News-Press “Millner’s writing is historical journalism at its finest. . . . The Allure of Immortality interweaves the stories of Teed, his followers, the press, turn of the century society, and the harsh and beautiful landscape of southwest Florida.”—Florida Book Review "Riveting. . . . At once fascinating biography and contextualizing cultural history, [Lyn] Millner’s study puts the Koreshan movement squarely in the company of many other friendly and rival organizations."—Florida Weekly “The story is fantastic enough to captivate anyone.”—Gulfshore Life
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BN ID: | 2940170441211 |
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Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
Publication date: | 07/16/2019 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 1,043,590 |
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