

An edition of The arts of deception (2001)
playing with fraud in the age of Barnum
By James W. Cook
Publish Date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Language
eng
Pages
314
Description:
subjects: Social life and customs, Fraud, Impostors and imposture, Popular culture, Social aspects of Fraud, Robots, Magic tricks, Trompe l'oeil painting, Tricksters, History, Barnum, p. t. (phineas taylor), 1810-1891, Popular culture, united states, United states, social life and customs, Social aspects
People: P. T. Barnum (1810-1891)
Places: United States
Times: 19th century