The showman and the slave race, death, and memory in Barnum's America / [electronic resource] :
Benjamin Reiss.
- 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
- x, 267 p. : ill.
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.
Barnum, P. T. 1810-1891. Heth, Joice, d. 1836.
Popular culture--History--United States--19th century. Women slaves--United States--Biography. Freak shows--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century. Whites--Race identity--United States. African Americans in popular culture--History--19th century. Racism in popular culture--History--United States--19th century. Death in popular culture--History--United States--19th century.