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  • Prentice, Claire (Journalist), author.
     
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  • Hunt, Truman Knight.
     
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  • Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
     
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  • Igorot (Philippine people) -- United States.
     
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  • Exploitation.
     
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  • Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
     
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  • Luna Park (New York, N.Y.)
     
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    The lost tribe of Coney Island : headhunters, Luna Park, and the man who pulled off the spectacle of the century / Claire Prentice.
    by Prentice, Claire (Journalist), author.
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    Boston : New Harvest, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
    Subjects
  • Hunt, Truman Knight.
  •  
  • Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
  •  
  • Igorot (Philippine people) -- United States.
  •  
  • Exploitation.
  •  
  • Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
  •  
  • Luna Park (New York, N.Y.)
  • ISBN: 
    9780544262287 (hardcover) :
    054426228X (hardcover)
    Description: 
    xxvi, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
    Contents: 
    From one island to another -- First steps -- The journey from the tropics -- The money men -- Welcome to America -- Making an entrance -- Meeting Uncle Sam -- Divided loyalties -- Tribal life in the city -- Headhunting the star attraction -- Unexpected arrivals -- Another unwelcome visitor -- The end of the American dream -- Tall tales -- Fighting for control -- A break for freedom -- Dear Dr. Hunt -- A rival enters the fray -- Memphis blues -- Raising the alarm -- A worthy opponent -- Dr. Hunt, I presume -- On the run -- Luck be a lady -- An ultimatum -- Judgment day -- Vanishing act -- In the care of the government -- A gentleman criminal -- Trials and tribulations -- A surprise reversal -- The end of the line.
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    LocationCollectionCall No.StatusDue Date 
    McCully-Moiliili Public LibraryAdult Nonfiction305.89921 PrLost02/19/2015Add Copy to MyList
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