The Humbugs of the World · Character
Andrew Jackson Davis
A spiritualist who claimed to have visions and heal people.
minor
Also known as Andrew Jackson, Jackson, the said Davis
First appearance: ix
Andrew Jackson Davis shows up with force in Spiritualist Humbugs Waking Up. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the source of 'Revelations' produced with Brittan's help.
Andrew Jackson Davis first appears in 0014 ix.
In Spiritualist Humbugs Waking Up: Mentioned as the source of 'Revelations' produced with Brittan's help.
Later, in Part VII: Ghosts and Witchcrafts: Mentioned in context of spiritualist movement
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- Miscellaneous Humbugs and Dupes
- Moon Hoax and Barnum Dupes
- Barnum's Associates and Hoaxers
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- Spiritualist Humbugs Waking Up
- Part VII: Ghosts and Witchcrafts
- Haunted Houses, Ghosts, and Superstitions
- Part IX: Religious Humbugs
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See Andrew Jackson Davis in ix