Andrew Jackson Davis
Andrew Jackson Davis 1826-1910, American spiritualist, b. Blooming Grove, N.Y. He became a professional clairvoyant, known as the "Poughkeepsie Seer," after being mesmerized in 1843. He was popular among followers of abolitionist, feminist, and temperance movements. Influenced by the ideas of Swedish philosopher Emmanuel Swedenborg , Davis was one of the first American spiritualists to envision the potential of spiritual naturalism to achieve social reform. His writings include The Principle of Nature (1847) and The Harmonial Man (1853).
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Davis, Andrew Jackson
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Davis, Andrew Jackson (1826–1910), known as the “Poughkeepsie Seer,” after a shiftless childhood fell under the influence of a mesmerist, who found him to be an ideal subject. In 1845, with his own hypnotist and reporter, Davis began a series of lectures delivered ostensibly in ...
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Downing, Andrew Jackson
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Downing, Andrew Jackson (1815–52). Leading...much to the skills of A. J. Davis (who made professional drawings...professional relationship with Davis failed, he took the Englishman...adapted by architects such as Davis and Notman . Bibliography...
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James Gadsden
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Christopher Gadsden. He served in the War of 1812, under Andrew Jackson against the Seminole, and, later, as commissioner to...railroad to the Pacific. In 1853, when his friend Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War in Pierce's cabinet, Gadsden was...
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Davy Crockett
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Tenn. After serving (1813-14) under Andrew Jackson against the Creek in the War of 1812...Crockett became a political opponent of Jackson, and the Whigs took him up so assiduously...study by J. A. Shackford (1956); W. C. Davis, Three Roads to the Alamo (1998).
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Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
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