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Subject(s)

• Potter, Richard 1783-1835 [Browse]
• Magicians—United States—Biography [Browse]
• African American magicians—United States—Biography [Browse]
• African American entertainers—Biography [Browse]
• Entertainers—United States—Biography [Browse]
• Ventriloquists—United States—Biography [Browse]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-308) and index.

Contents

• Introduction
• The Hopkinton years, 1783-1795
• The Boston years and Europe, 1795-1803
• The apprentice years and early career, 1804-1815
• Ascent to fame, 1815-1819
• The grand North American tour, 1819-1823
• Return to New England, 1824-1829
• A New England icon, a broken family, 1829-1835
• Afterword: hiding in plain sight.

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ISBN

• 9780813941042 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
• 0813941040 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

2017030696

OCLC

1010986280

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