The world's most fantastic freaks
Auteurs : Parker, Mike (Auteur)
Lieu de publication : London
Éditeur : Chancellor Press
Date de publication : 1994
ISBN : 978-0-600-58611-1
Langue : Anglais
Description : 192 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Sujets :
Exhibitions de phénomènes
Artistes de Sideshow - Biographies
Malformations
Géants
Nains
Exercices de force
Résumé :
Freaks have been loved, loathed and even worshipped since time began. This book explores both the facts and the emotions behind the newspaper headlines and medical textbooks. It includes the tragic, hideously deformed Joseph Merrick, known as the Elephant Man; the famous midget Tom Thumb; the French four-legged woman; and the hideously deformed Devil Boy of Brazil, rescued from a life of misery by a Scottish surgeon. [editor summary]
Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque
Localisation : Bibliothèque
Cote : 791.350 9 P2381w 1994