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5. The Selling of the Self: From Franklin to Barnum
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Michael Zuckerman
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Fabrication of Identity in Early America 21
- 2. The Social Context of Democracy in Massachusetts 55
- 3. Pilgrims in the Wilderness: Community, Modernity, and the Maypole at Merry Mount 77
- 4. The Family Life of William Byrd 97
- 5. The Selling of the Self: From Franklin to Barnum 145
- 6. The Power of Blackness: Thomas Jefferson and the Revolution in St. Domingue 175
- 7. The Nursery Tales of Horatio Alger 219
- 8. Faith, Hope, Not Much Charity: The Optimistic Epistemology of Lewis Mumford 239
- 9. Dr. Spock: The Confidence Man 260
- 10. Ronald Reagan, Charles Beard, and the Constitution: The Uses of Enchantment 288
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Fabrication of Identity in Early America 21
- 2. The Social Context of Democracy in Massachusetts 55
- 3. Pilgrims in the Wilderness: Community, Modernity, and the Maypole at Merry Mount 77
- 4. The Family Life of William Byrd 97
- 5. The Selling of the Self: From Franklin to Barnum 145
- 6. The Power of Blackness: Thomas Jefferson and the Revolution in St. Domingue 175
- 7. The Nursery Tales of Horatio Alger 219
- 8. Faith, Hope, Not Much Charity: The Optimistic Epistemology of Lewis Mumford 239
- 9. Dr. Spock: The Confidence Man 260
- 10. Ronald Reagan, Charles Beard, and the Constitution: The Uses of Enchantment 288
