Bibliograph

Inseparable, the original Siamese twins and their rendezvous with American history, Yunte Huang

Type

Label

Inseparable, the original Siamese twins and their rendezvous with American history, Yunte Huang

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-380) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inseparable

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

988285730

Responsibility statement

Yunte Huang

Sub title

the original Siamese twins and their rendezvous with American history

Summary

A portrait of nineteenth-century conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker describes their rise from savvy side-show celebrities to wealthy Southern gentry and discusses how their experiences reflected America's historical penchant for objectifying differences

Table Of Contents

In Siam. Siam ; The Chinese twins ; Cholera ; The king and us ; Departure -- First years. A curiosity in Boston ; The monster, or not ; Gotham city ; The city of brotherly love ; Knocking at the gate ; Racial freaks ; Sentimental education -- America on the road. The great eclipse ; A satirical tale ; The Lynnfield battle ; An intimate rebellion ; Old dominion ; Emancipation ; A parable ; America on the road ; The deep south ; Head bumps -- Look homeward, angel. Wilkesboro ; Traphill ; A universal truth ; Foursome ; Mount Airy, or Monticello ; The age of humbugs ; Minstrel freaks -- The Civil War and beyond. Seeing the elephant ; Reconstruction ; The last radiance of the setting sun ; Afterlife -- Epilogue: Mayberry, USA

Target audience

adult

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