Title The showman and the slave : race, death, and memory in Barnum's America / Benjamin Reiss

Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001

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Description x, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Heth, Joice, -1836. Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891. 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. SUBJECT Northeastern States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092541 -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007552 Genre/Form Biographies. LC no. 2001024173 ISBN 0674006364

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