Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah
Season 2 Episode 5 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Frank Robinson launched Psychiana in 1929, selling hope from Moscow during the Depression.
After a revelation from God, Frank B. Robinson founded Psychiana in Moscow in 1929. Psychiana had no churches, no ministers, no services, but through advertising and mail order, became one of the largest employers in northern Idaho and one of the largest mail-order operations in the U.S.
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Major Funding by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation. Additional Funding by Anne Voillequé and Louise Nelson, Judy and Steve Meyer, Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation, the...
Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah
Season 2 Episode 5 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
After a revelation from God, Frank B. Robinson founded Psychiana in Moscow in 1929. Psychiana had no churches, no ministers, no services, but through advertising and mail order, became one of the largest employers in northern Idaho and one of the largest mail-order operations in the U.S.
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Short: Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah
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Clip: S2 Ep5 | 5m 12s | Scenes from “Idaho’s Mail-Order Messiah” about Frank Robinson and Psychiana. (5m 12s)
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Preview: S2 Ep5 | 30s | The intriguing history of Psychiana, a Depression-era religion founded in Idaho. (30s)
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Idaho Experience is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation. Additional Funding by Anne Voillequé and Louise Nelson, Judy and Steve Meyer, Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation, the...