Humbug Fiction in translation and houses hold archival material

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Cover image The Goddess Isis stretching her winged arms in a protective gesture (from the tomb of Seti

Drawing on real-life cases as well as research data

the only thing they had not foreseen was the internet – everything else they got right

Humbug Fiction in translation and houses hold archival materialThis 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.