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Secrets of the Sideshows

By Joe Nickell

Secrets of the Sideshows

By Joe Nickell

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On small-town ballfields and county fairgrounds, the sideshow performers set up their tents and trailers in the shadow of the Ferris wheel. There they amazed us with daring feats such as fire eating and sword swallowing, intrigued us with exhibitions of human oddities and various "anatomical wonders," and yes, deceived us with illusions such as "Atasha the Gorilla Girl" and even outright fakes. These bizarre spectacles engaged the mind as well as the eye. Was the human blockhead act, in which
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
4
Number of Pages:
424
Release Date:
2008-09-26
Publication Date:
2008-09-26
Publisher:
University Press of Kentucky
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0813191955
ISBN13:
9780813191959
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
660 g
Height:
147 cm
Width:
220 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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