The showman and the slave [electronic resource] : race, death, and memory in Barnum's America / Benjamin Reiss.
By: Reiss, Benjamin.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: BookPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010Edition: 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.Description: x, 267 p. : ill.Subject(s): 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 relationsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to viewItem type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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E-book | IUKL Library | Subscripti | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10402510 | 1 | Available |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-259) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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