Charles Stratton The Man Who Became Tom Thumb

Author : Alex Rounds
Publisher : Learning Island
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charles Stratton: The Man Who Became Tom Thumb written by Alex Rounds and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people remember General Tom Thumb as the shortest man in the world. He was more than that. He was an intelligent child, a fabulous entertainer, and a loving husband. He was also a man who knew how to take a difficult situation and make the best of it. Find out more about this man who became one of the most celebrated showmen of his time in this short 15-minute children's biography. RL: 5.7

Author : Eric D. Lehman
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 0819573329
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Becoming Tom Thumb written by Eric D. Lehman and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “evocative and entertaining” biography of the nineteenth century circus performer who became a global phenomenon (Neil Harris, author of Humbug). When P. T. Barnum met twenty-five-inch-tall Charles Stratton at a Bridgeport, Connecticut hotel in 1843, one of the most important partnerships in entertainment history was born. With Barnum’s promotional skills and the miniature Stratton’s comedic talents, they charmed a Who’s Who of the nineteenth century, from Queen Victoria to Charles Dickens to Abraham Lincoln. Adored worldwide as “General Tom Thumb,” Stratton played to sold-out shows for almost forty years. From his days as a precocious child star to his tragic early death, Becoming Tom Thumb tells the full story of this iconic figure for the first time. It details his triumphs on the New York stage, his epic celebrity wedding, and his around-the-world tour, drawing on newly available primary sources and interviews. From the mansions of Paris to the deserts of Australia, Stratton’s unique brand of Yankee comedy not only earned him the accolades of millions of fans, it helped move little people out of the side show and into the limelight.

Author : Melanie Benjamin
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0385344163
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb written by Melanie Benjamin and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who loves the historical novels of Sara Gruen, Geraldine Brooks, and E. L. Doctorow, a barnstorming tale of an irrepressible, brawling, bawdy era and the remarkable woman who had the courage to match the unique spirit of America’s Gilded Age. She was only two feet, eight inches tall, but more than a century later, her legend reaches out to us. As a child, Mercy Lavinia “Vinnie” Warren Bump was encouraged to live a life hidden away from the public. Instead, she reached out to the immortal impresario P. T. Barnum, married the tiny superstar General Tom Thumb in the wedding of the century, and became the world’s most unexpected celebrity. Vinnie’s wedding captivated the nation, preempted coverage of the Civil War, and even ushered her into the White House. But her fame also endangered the person she prized most: her similarly sized sister, Minnie, a gentle soul unable to escape the glare of Vinnie’s spotlight. A barnstorming novel of the Gilded Age, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb is the irresistible epic of a heroine who conquered the country with a heart as big as her dreams—and whose story will surely win over yours. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more. BONUS: This edition contains a timeline, an interview with Melanie Benjamin, and an excerpt from Melanie Benjamin's Alice I Have Been.

Author : New Library Press.Net
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780795040115
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sketch of the Life, Personal Appearance, Character and Manners of Charles S. Stratton, the Man in Miniature, Known As General Tom Thumb written by New Library Press.Net and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sketch of the Life, Personal Appearance, Character, and Manners, of Charles S. Stratton written by and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Woolf
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1789290368
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wonders written by John Woolf and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of the Victorian freak show and circus, and the remarkable cast of characters who performed in them.

Author : Lynne Vallone
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300231717
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big and Small written by Lynne Vallone and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking work that explores human size as a distinctive cultural marker in Western thought Author, scholar, and editor Lynne Vallone has an international reputation in the field of child studies. In this analytical tour-de-force, she explores bodily size difference—particularly unusual bodies, big and small—as an overlooked yet crucial marker that informs human identity and culture. Exploring miniaturism, giganticism, obesity, and the lived experiences of actual big and small people, Vallone boldly addresses the uncomfortable implications of using physical measures to judge normalcy, goodness, gender identity, and beauty. This wide-ranging work surveys the lives and contexts of both real and imagined persons with extraordinary bodies from the seventeenth century to the present day through close examinations of art, literature, folklore, and cultural practices, as well as scientific and pseudo-scientific discourses. Generously illustrated and written in a lively and accessible style, Vallone’s provocative study encourages readers to look with care at extraordinary bodies and the cultures that created, depicted, loved, and dominated them.

Author : Tom Thumb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sketch of the Life written by Tom Thumb and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary E. Lambert
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338607456
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Distress Signal written by Mary E. Lambert and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this edge-of-your-seat survival story, four classmates are stranded in a desert wilderness after a flash flood separates them from the rest of their grade. Can they make it to safety? Lavender's class is on a field trip in the desert of Chiricahua National Monument, hiking down a ravine, when a flash flood strikes! As the water hurtles down the ravine, everyone sprints for safety. Lavender runs in the opposite direction as the rest of her class and scrambles up a tree while the torrential river rages by. When the waters finally recede, Lavender finds herself stranded in the brutal heat of the desert with only her ex-best friend Marisol, mean-girl Rachelle, and a boy named John. They are shaken, disoriented, and have just one pack of supplies and the most basic wilderness knowledge. Can they find their way back to safety? They will have to learn to work together in spite of their differences -- if they want to survive.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sketch of the Life, Personal Appearance, Character and Manners of Charles S. Stratton, the Man in Miniature, Known as General Tom Thumb ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: