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The showman and the slave : race, death, and memory in Barnum's America
- Title
- The showman and the slave : race, death, and memory in Barnum's America / Benjamin Reiss.
- Author
- Reiss, Benjamin.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
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Details
- Description
- x, 267 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Subject
- Barnum, P. T. 1810-1891
- Heth, Joice, -1836
- Popular culture > United States > History > 19th century
- Enslaved women > United States > Biography
- Freak shows > Social aspects > History > United States > 19th century
- White people > 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
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- Sc E 02-38
- ISBN
- 0674006364
- LCCN
- 2001024173
- OCLC
- 46449314
- Author
- Reiss, Benjamin.
- Title
- The showman and the slave : race, death, and memory in Barnum's America / Benjamin Reiss.
- Imprint
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 02-38