Carlyon, David
Emerson, Ken
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Hardcover
528 pages
Illustrations
Published: 2002
Publisher: The Perseus Books Group
ISBN / EAN: 1891620576
This biography of a 19th-century performer also explores the history of entertainment and the cult of celebrity. It conveys the turbulent times that raised one ambitious, creative man to glorious heights and then, embarrassed by its enthusiasm, buried hi
