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Psychiana Man: A Mail-Order Prophet, His Followers, and the Power of Belief in Hard Times
By Schrand, Brandon R.
- ISBN
- 9780874224047
- Publisher
- Washington State Univ. Pr.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2021 | Social Science
Schrand (The EndersHotel) investigates the brief, fascinating career of charlatan Frank Robinson, who several weeks after the stock market crash of 1929 founded Psychiana, a mail-order religion with a "money back guarantee." Through direct mail marketing, Robinson provided books and correspondence classes that promised "health, wealth, and happiness." As the United States slipped into instabili...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
