Becoming Tom Thumb: Charles Stratton, P. T. Barnum, and the Dawn of American Celebrity (The Driftless Connecticut Series & Garnet Books)

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Winner of the Henry-Russell Hitchcock Award, Victorian Society of The us (2014)

When P. T. Barnum met twenty-five-inch-tall Charles Stratton at a Bridgeport, Connecticut hotel in 1843, one of the vital partnerships in entertainment history used to be born. With Barnum’s promotional skills and the miniature Stratton’s comedic talents, they charmed a Who’s Who of the 19th century, from Queen Victoria to Charles Dickens to Abraham Lincoln. Adored world wide as “General Tom Thumb,” Stratton played to sold-out shows for nearly forty years. From his days as a precocious child star to his tragic early death, Becoming Tom Thumb tells the whole story of this iconic figure for the first time. It details his triumphs at the New York stage, his epic celebrity wedding, and his around-the-world tour, drawing on newly to be had number one 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 lime light.

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