Tom Thumb - Couverture souple

Watson, Richard Jesse

 
9780152892814: Tom Thumb
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0152892818 ISBN 13 : 9780152892814
Editeur : HMH Books for Young Readers, 1993

Synopsis

When Charles S. Stratton was born in 1838, he was a large baby, perfect in every way. But then he stopped growing. At age four, though a happy and mischievous child, he was just over two feet tall and weighed only fifteen pounds—the exact same size he had been as a seven-month-old baby. It was then that the notorious showman P.T. Barnum dubbed him Tom Thumb and put him on display, touring him around the world as a curiosity.
A natural performer, Charley became enormously popular and wealthy, more so than any other performer before him. In this spirited biography—the first on its subject—George Sullivan recounts the fascinating adventures of Tom Thumb, and raises challenging questions about what constitutes exploitation—both in the 19th century and today.

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À propos de l?auteur

George Sullivan is a best-selling nonfiction author with more than 100 books to his credit, including highly accoladed Berenice Abbott, Photographer. He lives in New York City.

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Éditeur
HMH Books for Young Readers
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0152892818
ISBN 13 
9780152892814
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
32
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0241130123 ISBN 13 :  9780241130124
Editeur : Puffin, 1990
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