Synopses & Reviews
The immensely entertaining history of the rise and fall of an American institution, the medicine show
Synopsis
Here is the fascinating though ofttimes shady history of the medicine show, an American show-business institution that dispensed hoopla and nostrums to a credulous clientele. When medicine shows died out, the nation lost one of its most rollicking entertainments.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-236) and index.