Heather Freeman reviewed Occult America by Mitch Horowitz
It touched lives as disparate as those of Frederick Douglass, Franklin Roosevelt, and Mary Todd …
Entertaining, but dated already and lacks some important depth
3 stars
I mean, I wish I could do half stars. Honestly, this book is fine, Horowitz's style is extremely readable and it's well researched for the most part. But it feels dated already and I think it's important to discuss the "occult" without also tackling definitions of religion, magic, spirituality, philosophy, and science. Which, yeah, is a lot. But it's important imho.
