Organ-Grinders and Pressings: Literates, Bade and reassurance in 18th-century Germany

Lexman Artificial interviews John Abramson about his new book "Organ-Grinders and Pressings: Literates, Bade and reassurance in 18th-century Germany". Abramson discusses the importance of organ-grinders and presses in 18th-century German society, their relationship to literacy and beliefs about the afterlife.