| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Lost and found. Victorian objects of desire -- The spoils of war -- Lost en route -- Bestial wanderlust -- Bitch, best friend, baby -- Coin return -- The runaway slave notice. Cold profiles -- The will of the captured -- We hold these truths to be self-evident -- Emancipation -- Information wanted. The Irish in America -- Eyewitness news -- The kidnapping of Charley Ross -- Personals. A view to matrimony -- A thousand words -- The legend of Belle Gunness -- Chance encounters -- Help-wanted. -- Large families wanted -- Fresh breast of milk -- A plain, round hand -- Swap. Free press -- Down and out -- The suburban trading post -- Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Advertising, Classified -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
1400051207 |
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