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Author Reiss, Benjamin.

Title The showman and the slave [electronic resource] : race, death, and memory in Barnum's America / Benjamin Reiss.

Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
Description x, 267 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-259) and index.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.
Heth, Joice, d. 1836.
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Women slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Freak shows -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Whites -- Race identity -- United States.
African Americans in popular culture -- History -- 19th century.
Racism in popular culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Death in popular culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Northeastern States -- Race relations.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780674006362 (cloth)
9780674055643 (pbk.)
9780674042650 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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