OUR AMERICAN ADVENTURE

2019 Reprint of 1923 Edition  Full facsimile of the original edition not reproduced with Optical Recognition software In 1916 Arthur Conan Doyle made a declaration that would impact the rest of his life He stated his belief in Spiritualism Could it be  Did the man who created the everlogical Sherlock Holmes believe in ghosts During October of 1917 Conan Doyle gave his first public lecture on Spiritualism He wanted to present the facts as he knew them for the benefit of mankind Even though he knew his reputation and career would suffer he became an outspoken proponent for the movement  He wrote books articles and made countless public appearances to promote his beliefs His easygoing manner and absolute faith in the movement made him an effective speaker He was so sincere that even opponents of Spiritualism considered him to be wellintentioned  Our American Adventure is an account of a trip made by Arthur Conan Doyle to the US in 1922  In the book Doyle recounts his and his speaking tours discussing spiritualism in New York Boston Washington Philadelphia New Haven Yale Buffalo Toronto Detroit Toledo and Chicago