PBS Kids: Learning Adventures in Citizenship: That's Entertainment: Topic Menu

Bah, humbug! Who was the Feejee Mermaid and how did she turn New York into a center for popular entertainment?

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Left illustration: "Brady's New Daguerreotype Saloon, New York," courtesy of the Collection of the New-York Historical Society.
Right illustration: Barnum's Museum, c. 1859, courtesy of the Collection of the New-York Historical Society.