{"product_id":"carny-folk-9780806526614","title":"Carny Folk","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere spectators will see Atasha the Gorilla Girl  Combustible Kira  Lionel the Lion-Faced Man  Otis the Frog Boy  Serpentina the Snake Girl  and more than forty other legendary sideshow acts. From P.T. Barnums albinos and \"Siamese\" twins  to the traveling oddity museums linked to circuses and carnivals  to a whole new generation of \"carny kids \" Carny Folk reveals the strange  fantastic  and misunderstood world of the side show attraction. This captivating anthology pulls back the curtain on fifty of the most famous side show celebrities of all time  revealing the astounding  the curious  and the little-known facts behind such subjects as: - Joseph Carey Merrick: \"The Elephant Man\" claimed that his deformities were caused by the shock his pregnant mother experienced when she was crushed under the feet of an elephant. - Melvin Burkhart: The \"father\" of \"human blockhead\" acts  he could actually drive a spike or an ice pick into his head without flinching. - Bettie Lou Williams: Born with two bodies--one head  four legs  and three arms--she made her debut in Robert Ripleys first \"Believe-It-Or-Not\" Odditorium at the 1934 Worlds Fair in Chicago. - Tom Thumb: Discovered by P.T. Barnum in 1842  the singing  dancing sensation stood 25 inches tall and weighed a mere 15 pounds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67913216622645,"sku":"ByrdShop_0806526610","price":64.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780806526614.jpg?v=1793941151","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/carny-folk-9780806526614","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}