The Genesis of Mass Culture : Show Business Live in America, 1840 to 1940 /

A thorough 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...

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Main Author:	Springhall, John (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:	History. Cultural History. History of the Americas. Modern History. Social History. US History. Civilization > History. History, Modern. Social history. America > History. United States > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book