the struggles, loves, and triumphs of human oddities Drimmer, Frederick. Aug 7, 1916 - Dec 24, 2000 creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Bell Pub. Co. 1985, c1973 1985 monographic eng

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xxi, 357 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Chained for life. Chang and Eng: the original Siamese twins ; More than one, not yet two ; Millie-Christine: the two-headed girl ; The Tocci brothers: the two-headed boy ; Violet and Daisy Hilton: sold into slavery ; The Biddenden maids, Radica-Doodica, and other remarkable Siamese twins, Armless and legless wonders. Carl Unthan: the armless fiddler ; Tripp and Bowen: on a bicycle built for two ; Kingston, Kobelkoff, and other wonders. The hairy people. Mme. Clofullia ; Annie Jones: the bearded girl ; France's most celebrated bearded lady ; Some modern beared ladies ; The hairy, hairy people ; The long-haired ones. The little people. The amazing career of General Tom Thumb ; Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren ; Why and what is a midget? ; Byrne and Cotter: the two Irish giants ; Swan and Bates: two giants in love ; Jack Earle: the lonely giant ; Robert Wadlow: the Alton giant ; Giants yesterday Fat and skinny. They don't come any heavier ; Celesta Geyer and William J. Cobb: from heavyweight to lightweight ; Living skeletons. An odd lot. Zip and other pinheads ; Half-man, half-woman ; Unzie the albino and other oddities Very, very special people. The strange fate of Julia Pastrana ; Grace McDaniels: the mule-faced woman ; The elephant man by Sir Frederick Treves Frederick Drimmer. Reprint. Originally published: New York : Amjon Publishers, 1973. Bibliography: p. 353-357. Circus performers Biography Abnormalities, Human GV1834.7 .D75 1985 791.3/5 B 0517467984 (Crown) 84024581 DLC 841024 20240227144237.0 2369606