Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit Book

I really liked this book because of the extensive research that was done to make the reader knowledgeable about the topic at hand. While Mr. Bogdan breaks it up into categories that can be followed if read the right way, I feel that he should've just broken it up into more manageable pieces; that way the reader isn't easily confused (as I sometimes was). I loved the fact that there were biographies and ephemera that you never knew about the "freaks" that you could buy at a time when money was scarce (such as the Depression Era), the men behind the curtains, and the tricks of the trade that were employed to get the customers in. Great for those who love the lore of the old sideshows and how they came to be, and the people behind them. Great reading!