Fraud : an American history from Barnum to Madoff 9780691164557, 069116455X

Fraud : an American history from Barnum to Madoff 9780691164557, 069116455X

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Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff 9781400883295

The United States has always proved an inviting home for boosters, sharp dealers, and outright swindlers. Worship of ent

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Barnum: An American Life

P. T. Barnum was the greatest showman the world has ever seen: the cocreator of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the m

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Icons of American Popular Culture: From P.T. Barnum to Jennifer Lopez 076562298X, 9780765622983

Traces the evolution of American popular culture over the past two centuries. In a lengthy chronology of landmark events

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The Adman’s Dilemma: From Barnum to Trump 9781487519025

Engaging with literature on advertising, philosophy, psychology, and cultural theory, as well as a range of fictional an

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American Military History: From Colonials to Counterinsurgents

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Composers’ Voices from Ives to Ellington: An Oral History of American Music 9780300138375

The first decades of the twentieth century were a fertile and fascinating period in American musical history. This book

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From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family 9780823239535

A true story of six generations of an African American family in Maryland. Based on paintings, photographs, books, diari

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From Barbycu to Barbecue: The Untold History of an American Tradition 1643363913, 9781643363912

An award-winning barbecue cook boldly asserts that barbecuing is a unique American tradition that was not imported. The

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Babysitter: An American History 9780814728536

On Friday nights many parents want to have a little fun together—without the kids. But “getting a sitter”—especially a d

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