Spectacle : the astonishing life of Ota Benga / Pamela Newkirk.
Spectacle : the astonishing life of Ota Benga / Pamela Newkirk.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
Call Numbers
G 2015/3656
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 297 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Author's note -- Preface -- Part I. Caged. Gardens of wonder ; The Bronx Zoo monkey house ; Crimes of the Congo ; Hornaday's folly ; Benga's brigade ; Fighting City Hall ; Benga speaks ; Backlash ; Nature's fury ; Deliverance -- Part II. Captured. Samuel Phillips Verner ; Luebo Mission ; Kondola, Ka...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
"Describes the cruelty and prevalent racial prejudice in early-twentieth-century America that resulted in a Congolese man being featured in an exhibit in the 1904 World's Fair and then displayed in the Monkey House of a New York zoo,"--Amazon.com.
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Full title
Spectacle : the astonishing life of Ota Benga / Pamela Newkirk.
Portion of title
Life of Ota Benga.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297).
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Date Copyright
©2015.
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G 2015/3656
Record Identifier
74VKRdaoAGdl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRdaoAGdl
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ISBN
006220100X hardcover
9780062201003 hardcover
DDC
967.5102092
MMS ID
991023042809702626
