Carny Folk: The World's Weirdest Side Show Acts Book

Carny Folk: The World's Weirdest Side Show Acts, Here you will see Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, Otis the Frog Boy, Jeanie the Half-Girl, the Human Torso, the What Is It? and more than fifty other legendary sideshow acts. From P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City-where he show-cased bearded la, Carny Folk: The World's Weirdest Side Show Acts

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Carny Folk: The World's Weirdest Side Show Acts
Written by author Francine Hornberger
Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation, April 2005
Here you will see Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, Otis the Frog Boy, Jeanie the Half-Girl, the Human Torso, the "What Is It?" and more than fifty other legendary sideshow acts. From P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City-where he show-cased bearded la
Here you will see Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, Otis the Frog Boy, Jeanie the Half-Girl, the Human Torso, the "What Is It?" and more than fifty other legendary sideshow acts. From P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City-where he show-cased bearded la

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Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 Petite Performers and Tall Orders 1
Che Mah 1
The Schneider Family 4
George Washington Morrison Nutt 7
Legendary Impresario: Phineas Taylor Barnum 8
Charles Sherwood Stratton 13
Lavinia Warren 19
Jack Earle 26
Johann Petursson 29
Robert Wadlow 33
Chang Woo Gow 38
Chapter 2 Bound for Stardom 42
Rosa and Josepha Blazek 42
Chang and Eng Bunker 46
Margaret and Mary Gibb 53
Daisy and Violet Hilton 56
Legendary Impresario: Bobby Reynolds 62
Millie-Christine McKoy 64
Ritta-Christina Parodi 69
Giovanni and Giacomo Tocci 71
Chapter 3 Armless and Legless Wonders 75
Eli Bowen and Charles Tripp 75
Johnny Eck 78
Otis Jordan 83
Prince Randian 87
Legendary Impresario: Samuel Gumpertz 88
Ann E. Leak Thompson 90
Chapter 4 More to Love 94
Myrtle Corbin 94
Laloo and Piramal Sami 97
Frank Lentini 100
Legendary Impresario: Robert LeRoy Ripley 105
Bettie Lou Williams 106
Chapter 5 Eerie and ... Exotic? 108
Willie Muse and George Muse 108
Hiram Davis and Barney Davis 111
Krao Farini 115
Legendary Impresario: Guillermo Antonio Farini 118
William Henry Johnson 120
Maximo and Bartola 124
Simon Metz 127
Jennie Lee and Elvira Snow 131
Chapter 6 Human or Animal? 134
Stanley Berent 134
Stephan Bibrowski 138
The Feejee Mermaid 140
Fedor Jeftichew 144
Grace McDaniels 146
Joseph Carey Merrick 148
Legendary Impresario: Tom Norman 155
Julia Pastrana 156
Grady Stiles Jr. 160
Chapter 7 Nature or Nurture? 166
Melvin Burkhart 166
Legendary Impresario: Ward Hall 171
Celesta Geyer 172
Jennifer Miller 175
Ruth Smith Pontico 178
Todd Robbins 181
Tattooed Talents 185
Chapter 8 Memorable Match-Ups 189
Anna Swan and Martin van Buren Bates 189
Percilla and Emmitt Bejano 196
The Enigma and Katzen 200
Legendary Impresario: Jim Rose 204
Jeanie and Al Tomaini 205
Afterword 211
Bibliography 213

Title: Carny Folk: The World's Weirdest Side Show Acts

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Publication Date: April 2005

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Depth: 0.660 cm (0.26 inches)

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reviewed Carny Folk: The World's Weirdest Side Show Acts on August 29, 2008

Carny Folk: The World's Weirdest Side Show Acts

This book was a surprise present from my friend Barbie, who apparently knew about my obsession with circus freaks.

I always find these books tremendously enjoyable because no matter how many times you read about a performer, the next biography will be different. The combination of poor historical records with exaggerated tales told to eager crowds ensure that the complete truth will never be found in one source.

Recommended for fans of the Circus Arts.

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Carny Folk: The World's Weirdest Side Show Acts, Here you will see Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, Otis the Frog Boy, Jeanie the Half-Girl, the Human Torso, the What Is It? and more than fifty other legendary sideshow acts. From P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City-where he show-cased bearded la, Carny Folk: The World's Weirdest Side Show Acts

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	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
Chapter 1	Petite Performers and Tall Orders	1
	Che Mah	1
	The Schneider Family	4
	George Washington Morrison Nutt	7
	Legendary Impresario: Phineas Taylor Barnum	8
	Charles Sherwood Stratton	13
	Lavinia Warren	19
	Jack Earle	26
	Johann Petursson	29
	Robert Wadlow	33
	Chang Woo Gow	38
Chapter 2	Bound for Stardom	42
	Rosa and Josepha Blazek	42
	Chang and Eng Bunker	46
	Margaret and Mary Gibb	53
	Daisy and Violet Hilton	56
	Legendary Impresario: Bobby Reynolds	62
	Millie-Christine McKoy	64
	Ritta-Christina Parodi	69
	Giovanni and Giacomo Tocci	71
Chapter 3	Armless and Legless Wonders	75
	Eli Bowen and Charles Tripp	75
	Johnny Eck	78
	Otis Jordan	83
	Prince Randian	87
	Legendary Impresario: Samuel Gumpertz	88
	Ann E. Leak Thompson	90
Chapter 4	More to Love	94
	Myrtle Corbin	94
	Laloo and Piramal Sami	97
	Frank Lentini	100
	Legendary Impresario: Robert LeRoy Ripley	105
	Bettie Lou Williams	106
Chapter 5	Eerie and ... Exotic?	108
	Willie Muse and George Muse	108
	Hiram Davis and Barney Davis	111
	Krao Farini	115
	Legendary Impresario: Guillermo Antonio Farini	118
	William Henry Johnson	120
	Maximo and Bartola	124
	Simon Metz	127
	Jennie Lee and Elvira Snow	131
Chapter 6	Human or Animal?	134
	Stanley Berent	134
	Stephan Bibrowski	138
	The Feejee Mermaid	140
	Fedor Jeftichew	144
	Grace McDaniels	146
	Joseph Carey Merrick	148
	Legendary Impresario: Tom Norman	155
	Julia Pastrana	156
	Grady Stiles Jr.	160
Chapter 7	Nature or Nurture?	166
	Melvin Burkhart	166
	Legendary Impresario: Ward Hall	171
	Celesta Geyer	172
	Jennifer Miller	175
	Ruth Smith Pontico	178
	Todd Robbins	181
	Tattooed Talents	185
Chapter 8	Memorable Match-Ups	189
	Anna Swan and Martin van Buren Bates	189
	Percilla and Emmitt Bejano	196
	The Enigma and Katzen	200
	Legendary Impresario: Jim Rose	204
	Jeanie and Al Tomaini	205
	Afterword	211
	Bibliography	213