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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Reiss, Benjamin
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Subjects:	Barnum, P. T. > (Phineas Taylor), > 1810-1891. Heth, Joice, > -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.