$16.95
Softcover
290 pages
ISBN-10: 1585425303
ISBN-13: 9781585425303
Publisher: Tarcher
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You've probably heard of Tom Thumb and the Elephant Man. But what about Eli Bowen, the legless acrobat? Myrtle Corbin, the four-legged woman? All these and more were stars during the heyday of the American sideshow. This encyclopedia-style book chronicles the lives of truly amazing performers, examining them not just as sideshow attractions, but as people, delving into the lives they led and how they were able to triumph over their abnormalities. It also discusses the rise and fall of the original sideshows, and their subsequent replacement by today's self-made freaks. Approximately 200 performers from the past 160 years are featured. A good number of photos (b&w).
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