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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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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
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