Andrew Lenoir

Andrew Lenoir is a writer based in New York. His work has previously appeared in Monrowe Magazine, Atlas Obscura, The Huffington Post, the Brown Journal of History and Dan’s Papers. He holds an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction from Columbia University.

When 19th-Century Spiritualists Believed a "God Machine" Would Save Humanity

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The Secret Cold War History of a Ruined Long Island Estate

King Zog of Albania planned to recreate his court in a Long Island mansion—but he never even visited.... READ ON

The Unsolved Murder That Fascinated 1840s New York (and Edgar Allan Poe)

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The 100th Anniversary of a Mystery That Won't Die

A century after the assassination of Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, the legends surrounding him and his death have taken on a life of their own.... READ ON

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