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Athorough survey of the origins and development of the major distinct American commercial entertainments that emerged between over the course of the 19th century and into the 20th, including P.T. Barnum_s American Museum, freak show, and circus, as well as blackface minstrelry, Buffalo Bill_s Wild West Show, and vaudeville.
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- Cover
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM: BARNUMāSGREAT LEAP FORWARD
- CHAPTER 2 THE FREAK SHOW BUSINESS:āSTEP RIGHT UP, FOLKSā
- CHAPTER 3 BLACKFACE MINSTRELSY:THE FIRST ALL-AMERICAN SHOW
- CHAPTER 4 THE AMERICANIZED CIRCUS:BARNUM & BAILEY IN EXCELSIS
- CHAPTER 5 BUFFALO BILLāS WILD WEST: AMERICANCULTURE CROSSES THE ATLANTIC
- CHAPTER 6 VAUDEVILLE I: RISE AND DECLINE OF ANEMERGENT MASS CULTURE
- CHAPTER 7 VAUDEVILLE II: CULTURAL EXCHANGE,DEPARTURE, AND TRANSMUTATION
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX I P. T. BARNUM: HUMBUG AND REALITY
- APPENDIX II HARRY HOUDINIāS EARLY CAREER
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX