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The Arts of Deception: Playing with Fraud in the Age of Barnum

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In The Arts of Deception , James Cook explores the distinctly modern mode of trickery designed to puzzle the eye and challenge the brain. Upsetting the normally strict boundaries of value, race, class, and truth, the spectacles offer a revealing look at the tastes, concerns, and prejudices of America's very first mass audiences.

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The Arts of Deception: Playing with Fraud in the Age of Barnum 2001, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674005914

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The Arts of Deception: Playing with Fraud in the Age of Barnum 2001, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA

ISBN-13: 9780674004573

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