The Allure of Immortality: An American Cult, a Florida Swamp, and a Renegade Prophet

Was Cyrus Teed a visionary or villain, savior or two-bit charlatan? In The Allure of Immortality, Lyn Millner weaves the many bizarre strands of Teed’s life and those of his followers, the Koreshans, into a riveting story of angels, conmen, angry husbands, yellow journalism, and ultimately, hope.

Lyn Millner is associate professor of journalism at Florida Gulf Coast University. She has written and produced stories for NPR s ＂Morning Edition,＂ ＂USA Today,＂ the ＂Miami Herald,＂ ＂Oxford American,＂ and others.
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