Contents

Introduction

One: A World of Superstition

Two: Early Premonitions

Three: A World of Death: Growing Violence and the Rise of Spiritualism

Four : Lincoln’s Piano Ride

Five: Who’s Dead in the White House: Lincoln’s Dreams

Six: Booth and the Conspirators (And Their Ghosts)

Seven: Legends and the Ghosts of the Funeral and Tomb

Eight: Contacting Lincoln

Nine: An Odd Assortment of Ghosts and Mysteries

Ten: Ghosts of DC

Conclusion

Acknowledgments