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This volume looks at the art of illusion in 19th-century America. Upsetting the boundaries of value, race, class, and truth, these illusions offer a revealing look at the tastes, concerns, and prejudices of America's first mass audiences.Cook, James W. is the author of 'Arts of Deception Playing With Fraud in the Age of Barnum', published 2001 under ISBN 9780674005914 and ISBN 0674005910.
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