Snake oil, hustlers and hambones: the american medicine show
Auteur :
Anderson, Ann
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786422289
Date de publication :
24 déc. 2004
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
363 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study of the medicine show phenomenon surveys 19th century popular entertainment and provides insight into the ways in which show business, advertising, and medicine manufacture developed in concert. The colorful world of the medicine show, with its Wild West shows, pie-eating contests, clowns, and menageries, is fully explored.