A Prophet in His Own Country: The Story of the Young Edgar Cayce

by Jess Stearn

Beautiful book club copy in decorative dustjacket, this story of the 20th centuries' best known psychic was written by a former New York Times reporter and tells the fun story of Cayce's childhood.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1974

About the author

Stearn was a Jewish-American journalist and author of more than thirty books, nine of which were bestsellers. As an author, Stearn specialized in sensationalist speculative non-fiction. His early work focused on outsiders and marginalized individuals such as prostitutes, drug addicts, and homosexuals. His later work focused on spirituality, the occult, and psychic phenomena. His most popular works were two biographies on the American psychic Edgar Cayce; Stearn was a conference speaker for the Association for Research and Enlightenment and a proponent of Cayce's theories.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its a good book

[Kydio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! An interesting look at life and possibilities.

[Christopher Sharp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edgar was by far the the most gifted man in modern times, i've never read anything about him that didn't add to his story.