Freaks: We Who Are Not As Others

The Re/Search edition of this long out-of-print classic book based on Mannix's personal acquaintance with sideshow stars such as the Alligator Man and the Monkey Woman. Read all about the notorious love affairs of midgets; the strange sex lives of Siamese twins; the dwarf clown's wife whose feet grew directly from her body; the mule-faced woman whose son became her manager; the amazing story of the elephant boy; the unusual amours of Jolly Daisy, the fat woman; the famous pinhead who inspired Verdi's Rigoletto; the tragedy of Betty Lou Williams and her parasitic twin; the black midget, only 34 inches tall, who was happily married to a 264-pound wife; the human torso who could sew, crochet and type; and bizarre accounts of normal humans turned into freaks--either voluntarily or by evil design! Author: Daniel P. MannixPublisher: Re/Search BooksPages: 124ppSize: 8.5 x 11Notes: paperback, b/w, out of printRelease Date: 1999ISBN: 978-0965104258