An American Cult, a Florida Swamp, and a Renegade Prophet
by
Lyn Millner
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
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For five days in December 1908 the body of Cyrus Teed lay in a bathtub at a beach house just south of Fort Myers, Florida. His followers, the Koreshans, waited for signs that he was coming back to life. They watched hieroglyphics emerge on...