Weird and Wonderful - Dime Museum in America - Paperback - 1997

Dioramas and panoramas, freaks and magicians, waxworks and menageries, obscure relics and stuffed animals a dazzling assortment of curiosities attracted the gaze of the nineteenthcentury spectator at the dime museum. This title recaptures this ephemeral and scarcely documented institution of American culture from the margins of history.
Year of publication: 1997
Pagination: 214 pages, 24 illustrations
Format: Paperback