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245 10 a| Weird and wonderful :b| the dime museum in America /c| Andrea Stulman Dennett.;

300 a| xiv, 200 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index.;

505 0 a| The origins of the dime museum, 1782-1840 -- Barnum and the museum revolution, 1841-1870 -- The peak years : from the Civil War to 1900 -- Freaks and platform performers -- Lecture room entertainments -- Waxworks and film -- The dime museum reconfigured for a new century.;

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650 0 a| Dime museumsz| United Statesx| History.=| ^A851505;

650 0 a| Popular culturez| United Statesx| History.=| ^A344897;

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Weird and wonderful : the dime museum in America / Andrea Stulman Dennett.

Author/creator	Dennett, Andrea Stulman, 1958-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : New York University Press, ©1997.
Description	xiv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891. Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891. Barnum's American Museum. Museums--United States. --History. Dime museums--United States. --History. Curiosities and wonders--Museums. --United States. --History. Eccentrics and eccentricities--Museums. --United States. --History. Popular culture--United States. --History.

Contents	The origins of the dime museum, 1782-1840 -- Barnum and the museum revolution, 1841-1870 -- The peak years : from the Civil War to 1900 -- Freaks and platform performers -- Lecture room entertainments -- Waxworks and film -- The dime museum reconfigured for a new century.
Local note	Little-318131--305131028149.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index.
LCCN	97004880
ISBN	081471885X (clothbound : alk. paper)
ISBN	0814718868 (paperbound : alk. paper)

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