Freak Babylon: An Illustrated History of Teratology and Freakshows
by Jack Hunter
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A comprehensive study of freaks and freakshows, FREAK BABYLON also includes Doctor Frederick Treve's classic case history The Elephant Man and an illustrated account of the classic movie Freaks.Tags
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Good book for an overview of the history of the freak show. Many notes, not a lot of references.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History
- DDC/MDS
- 791.35 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Circus Acts Sideshows
- LCC
- GV1835 .H86 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Circuses, spectacles, etc.
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- Languages
- English
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