Humbug: The Art of P. T. Barnum
Autor Neil Harrisen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 1981
This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780226317526
ISBN-10: 0226317528
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: 28 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Phoenix.
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10: 0226317528
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: 28 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Phoenix.
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
Notă biografică
Neil Harris is professor of history at the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Artist in American Society and Cultural Excursion, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
Cuprins
Introduction
1. Early Years
2. The American Museum
3. The Operational Aesthetic
4. International Triumphs
5. The Swedish Nightingale
6. Disasters Encountered
7. Business and Politics
8. The Man of Confidence
9. The Circus
10. The Compleat Showman
Acknowledgments
Bibliographic Essay
Notes
Index
1. Early Years
2. The American Museum
3. The Operational Aesthetic
4. International Triumphs
5. The Swedish Nightingale
6. Disasters Encountered
7. Business and Politics
8. The Man of Confidence
9. The Circus
10. The Compleat Showman
Acknowledgments
Bibliographic Essay
Notes
Index