The History of The Hen Fever A Humorous Record
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THE HISTORY OF THE HEN FEVER.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
THE HISTORY OF THE HEN FEVER.
CHAPTER I. PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE.
CHAPTER II. THE "COCHIN-CHINAS." BUBBLE NUMBER ONE.
CHAPTER III. THE FIRST FOWL-SHOW IN BOSTON.
CHAPTER IV. HOW "POULTRY-BOOKS" ARE MADE.
CHAPTER V. THREATENING INDICATIONS.
CHAPTER VI. THE EPIDEMIC SPREADING.
CHAPTER VII. ALARMING DEMONSTRATIONS.
CHAPTER VIII. THE FEVER WORKING.
CHAPTER IX. THE SECOND POULTRY-SHOW IN BOSTON.
CHAPTER X. THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY'S SECOND SHOW.
CHAPTER XI. PROGRESS OF THE MALADY.
CHAPTER XII. MY CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER XIII. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
CHAPTER XIV. "BOTHER'EM POOTRUMS." BUBBLE NUMBER TWO.
CHAPTER XV. ADVERTISING EXTRAORDINARY.
CHAPTER XVI. HEIGHT OF THE FEVER.
CHAPTER XVII. RUNNING IT INTO THE GROUND.
CHAPTER XVIII. ONE OF THE FINAL KICKS.
CHAPTER XIX. THE FOURTH FOWL-SHOW IN BOSTON.
CHAPTER XX. PRESENT TO QUEEN VICTORIA.
CHAPTER XXI. EXPERIMENTS OF AMATEURS.
CHAPTER XXII. TRUE HISTORY OF "FANNY FERN."
CHAPTER XXIII. CONVALESCENCE.
CHAPTER XXIV. AN EXPENSIVE BUSINESS.
CHAPTER XXV. THE GREAT PAGODA HEN.
CHAPTER XXVI. "POLICY THE BEST HONESTY."
CHAPTER XXVII. A GENUINE HUMBUG.
CHAPTER XXVIII. BARNUM IN THE FIELD.
CHAPTER XXIX. FIRST "NATIONAL" POULTRY-SHOW IN NEW YORK.
CHAPTER XXX. BARNUM'S INNATE DIFFIDENCE.
CHAPTER XXXI. A SUPPRESSED SPEECH.
CHAPTER XXXII. A "CONFIDENCE" MAN.
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE ESSENCE OF HUMBUG.
CHAPTER XXXIV. A TRUMP CARD.
CHAPTER XXXV. "HOLD YOUR HORSES."
CHAPTER XXXVI. TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
CHAPTER XXXVII. FINAL DEATH-THROES.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE PORTE-MONNAIE I OWE 'EM COMPANY.
CHAPTER XXXIX. A SATISFACTORY PEDIGREE.
CHAPTER XL. "DOING THE GENTEEL THING."
CHAPTER XLI. THE FATE OF THE "MODEL" SHANGHAES.
CHAPTER XLII. AN EMPHATIC CLINCHER.
CHAPTER XLIII. "STAND FROM UNDER!"
CHAPTER XLIV. BURSTING OF THE BUBBLE.
CHAPTER XLV. THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
CHAPTER XLVI. A MOURNFUL PROCESSION.
Order of March.
Order of March.
CHAPTER XLVII. MY SHANGHAE DINNER.
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LIST OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY JAMES FRENCH & CO., 78 Washington Street, Boston.
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