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Re: Twain and P.T. Barnum
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Susan Reed <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 21 Oct 1993 15:56:18 EDT
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In answer to the query about useful sources on Mark Twain and P. T. Barnum--
I highly recommend Neil Harris's book about Barnum, _Humbug:  The Art of
P. T. Barnum (Chicago:  Chicago UP, 1973).

While it's only about Barnum, Harris does a really good job locating Barnum
in the cultural context of nineteenth-century America.  The book would, at
least, give you some useful background for speculating about connections

between them.

Susan Reed

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