The arts of deception : playing with fraud in the age of Barnum

The arts of deception : playing with fraud in the age of Barnum / James W. Cook.

Author/creator	Cook, James W., 1966-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Description	xv, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891. Popular culture--United States --History --19th century. Fraud--Social aspects --United States --History --19th century. Tricksters--United States --History --19th century. Impostors and imposture--United States --History --19th century. Trompe l'oeil painting--United States --History --19th century. Magic tricks--United States --History --19th century. Robots--United States --History --19th century. United States--Social life and customs --19th century.

Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-308) and index.
LCCN	00054133
ISBN	0674004574 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0674005910 (paper : alk. paper)

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