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The Humbugs of the World
P. T. Barnum
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Description for The Humbugs of the World
Paperback. Originally published in 1866, this book explores somes of the most bizarre hoaxes, adverts and scams of the nineteenth century. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Ebenezer Scrooge's cry of 'Humbug!' is well known throughout the English-speaking world. But what did he mean? In this entertaining book, P. T. Barnum (1810–91), defines 'humbug' as 'glittering appearances by which to suddenly arrest public attention, and attract the public eye and ear'. A showman himself and the creator of 'The Greatest Show on Earth', Barnum was famous for his own tricks, and describes here some of the most fascinating and outrageous examples perpetrated in his time. He explores the cases of Mr Warren, who wrote an advertisement in enormous letters on the pyramids of Giza, and the Fox ... Read more
Ebenezer Scrooge's cry of 'Humbug!' is well known throughout the English-speaking world. But what did he mean? In this entertaining book, P. T. Barnum (1810–91), defines 'humbug' as 'glittering appearances by which to suddenly arrest public attention, and attract the public eye and ear'. A showman himself and the creator of 'The Greatest Show on Earth', Barnum was famous for his own tricks, and describes here some of the most fascinating and outrageous examples perpetrated in his time. He explores the cases of Mr Warren, who wrote an advertisement in enormous letters on the pyramids of Giza, and the Fox ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108044356
SKU
V9781108044356
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