American Sideshow An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers

Name: American Sideshow An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers
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ISBN: 9781585424412

ISBN-10: 1585424412

ISBN-13: 9781585424412

Edition: 2005

Authors: Marc Hartzman

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A fascinating look into the history of the American sideshow and its performers. Learn what's real, what's fake, and what's just downright bizarre. You've probably heard of Tom Thumb. The Elephant Man. Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins. But what about Eli Bowen, the legless acrobat? Myrtle Corbin, the four-legged woman? Or Prince Randian, the human torso? All these and more were stars during the heyday of the American sideshow, from 1840 to 1950. American Sideshowchronicles the lives of truly amazing performers, examining these brave and extraordinary curiosities, not just as sideshow attractions, but as people, delving into the lives they led and how they were able to triumph…

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/17/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

According to ABCnews.com, Marc Hartzman is #34;one of America#39;s leading connoisseurs of the bizarre.#34; He is the author of American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History#39;s Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers and Found on eBay: 101 Genuinely Bizarre Items From the World#39;s Online Yard Sale. He lives in New York, NY.



Opening Bally



The Golden Age



The Silver Age



The Modern Age


Egress


From Under the Tent to Across the Web


Selected Bibliography