Dan Rice : The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard Of

New York, New York: PublicAffairs. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 2001. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 506 pages: 6.5 x 9.5 in.: 2.6: Signed by Author: KB#012698: Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a New Brodart Mylar Cover. Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR, David Carlyon and dated (July 13, 2002) on Title Page. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Printing Number Line (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "This brilliant, richly illustrated biography of a 19th century performer introduces readers to the most famous American they've never heard of, while exploring the history of entertainment and the cult of celebrity. Circus clown and presidential candidate: A 21st century punch line, that conjunction made perfect sense to the mid-19th century, in the person of Dan Rice. A runaway at 13, Rice was a pig presenter, strongman, lecturer, comic singer, blackface clown, before joining the dazzling world of circus. Creating Dan Rice's Great Show, and labeling himself the Great American Humorist, he spoke out on issues of the day until he become one of the most famous men in America." .