| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| Chapter 1: Petite Performers and Tall Orders |
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George Washington Morrison Nutt |
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Legendary Impresario: Phineas Taylor Barnum |
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Charles Sherwood Stratton |
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13 | (6) |
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19 | (7) |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (4) |
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33 | (5) |
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38 | (4) |
| Chapter 2: Bound for Stardom |
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42 | (33) |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (7) |
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53 | (3) |
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56 | (8) |
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Legendary Impresario: Bobby Reynolds |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (5) |
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69 | (2) |
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Giovanni and Giacomo Tocci |
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71 | (4) |
| Chapter 3: Armless and Legless Wonders |
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75 | (19) |
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Eli Bowen and Charles Tripp |
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75 | (3) |
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78 | (5) |
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83 | (4) |
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87 | (3) |
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Legendary Impresario: Samuel Gumpertz |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (4) |
| Chapter 4: More to Love |
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94 | (14) |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (6) |
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Legendary Impresario: Robert LeRoy Ripley |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (2) |
| Chapter 5: Eerie and...Exotic? |
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108 | (26) |
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Willie Muse and George Muse |
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108 | (3) |
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Hiram Davis and Barney Davis |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (5) |
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Legendary Impresario: Guillermo Antonio Farini |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (3) |
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127 | (4) |
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Jennie Lee and Elvira Snow |
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131 | (3) |
| Chapter 6: Human or Animal? |
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134 | (32) |
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134 | (4) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (4) |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (8) |
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Legendary Impresario: Tom Norman |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (6) |
| Chapter 7: Nature or Nurture? |
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166 | (23) |
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166 | (6) |
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Legendary Impresario: Ward Hall |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (3) |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (4) |
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185 | (4) |
| Chapter 8: Memorable Match-Ups |
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189 | (22) |
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Anna Swan and Martin van Buren Bates |
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189 | (7) |
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Percilla and Emmitt Bejano |
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196 | (4) |
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200 | (5) |
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Legendary Impresario: Jim Rose |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (6) |
| Afterword |
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211 | (2) |
| Bibliography |
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