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| List of Illustrations | ||
| Preface and Acknowledgments | ||
| 1 | The Origins of the Dime Museum, 1782-1840 | 1 |
| 2 | Barnum and the Museum Revolution, 1841-1870 | 23 |
| 3 | The Peak Years: From the Civil War to 1900 | 41 |
| 4 | Freaks and Platform Performers | 66 |
| 5 | Lecture Room Entertainments | 86 |
| 6 | Waxworks and Film | 106 |
| 7 | The Dime Museum Reconfigured for a New Century | 124 |
| Epilogue | 144 | |
| App. A: Chronology | 149 | |
| App. B | Dime Museums | 151 |
| Notes | 155 | |
| Selected Bibliography | 179 | |
| Index | 193 | |
| About the Author | 200 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $101.24 | Digital |
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Vickie Brinkman
reviewed Weird and wonderful on July 29, 2011
Weird and wonderful
This provides a great deal of insight into the commercial traditions of Museums and the often irrational desire of many to make museum more sustainable. That seems to be an expression to make museums for-profit as the dime museums were in the late 19th century. The technique was a consistent failure in business and failed to provide a democratic public history experience.
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