Mr. Seabrook Goes to Haiti, or Southern (Self-) Mastery in The Magic Island (1929).

Seabrook, William, ca. 1884-1945; Vodou; Magic Island, The (Book); Abominable Mr. Seabrook, The (Book); Identity (Philosophical concept); Cults

The article examines the life and works of author and explorer William Buehler Seabrook, particularly his 1929 book on the pseudo-ethnographic exploration of Vodou practices in Haiti titled "The Magic Island." Also cited are the graphic biography "The Abominable Mr. Seabrook," by cartoonist Joe Ollmann, Seabrook's perceptions on African Americans, and how Seabrook's identity as a Southerner influenced his representation of Haiti.