text Bunk : the rise of hoaxes, humbug, plagiarists, phonies, post-facts, and fake news
- Summary
- "Award-winning poet and critic Kevin Young traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon--the legacy of P.T. Barnum's 'humbug' culminating with the currency of Donald J. Trump's 'fake news'. Disturbingly, Young finds that fake... Read more
- Contents
- Book one: A history of the hoax. One: The American museum : on the madness of crowds. ; The age of imposture ; The freaks of Dame Fortune ; Splitfoot ; Bearded ladies -- Two: Neverland : on race & other popular delusions. Cowboys & aliens ; Bloo... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- 560 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press 2017
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 001.9 YOU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Fife Lake Public Library | 001.9 YOU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 001.9 YOU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| TADL-FLPL | 001.9 YOU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |