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Author:
Huang, Yunte, author.
Title:
Inseparable : the original Siamese twins and their rendezvous with American history / Yunte Huang.
Publisher:
Liveright Publishing Corporationa division of W.W. Norton & Company,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xxvi, 388 : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Subject:
Bunker, Chang,--1811-1874.
Bunker, Eng,--1811-1874.
Conjoined twins--United States--History--19th century.
Conjoined twins--United States--Biography.
Bunker, Chang,--1811-1874.
Bunker, Eng,--1811-1874.
Conjoined twins.
United States.
1800-1899
Biography.
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-380) and index.
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.
ISBN:
9781631495458
1631495453
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

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