Mitch Horowitz returns to discuss the fascinating life of Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907). The conversation starts with the young Olcott’s humble beginnings, early successes in scientific agriculture, plus investigations into military contractor corruption during the U.S. Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It was after this point that Olcott’s life took an even more interesting turn when he met Madame Blavatsky, and how the two helped found the Theosophical Society soon after. (Occult Of Personality podcast).
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