The Showman and the Slave Race, Death, and Memory in Barnum's America
- Barnum's first exhibit as a showman, Joice Heth was an elderly enslaved woman who was said to be the 161-year-old former nurse of the infant George Washington. Telling the story about one of the nineteenth century's most famous Americans, the author uses
Barnum's first exhibit as a showman, Joice Heth was an elderly enslaved woman who was said to be the 161-year-old former nurse of the infant George Washington. Telling the story about one of the nineteenth century's most famous Americans, the author uses P T Barnum's Joice hoax to examine the contours of race relations in the antebellum North.Potrzebujesz pomocy? Masz pytania?Zadaj pytanie a my odpowiemy niezwłocznie, najciekawsze pytania i odpowiedzi publikując dla innych.