Barnum presents General Tom Thumb : typescript, 1953-1954 / by Alice Curtis Desmond.
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Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883
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Charles Stratton (1838-1883), stage name General Tom Thumb, was an American showman noted for his small stature. He was the first major attraction promoted by the circus impresario P.T. Barnum. He was not quite five years old when Barnum hired him for his museum, but Barnum publicized him as General Tom Thumb, an 11-year-old dwarf from England. He quickly became a celebrated figure in the United States and abroad. In 1863 Stratton married Lavinia Warren (1841–1919)—another of Barnum’s performers...
Desmond, Alice Curtis, 1897-
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Of Newburgh, New York. From the description of Barnum presents General Tom Thumb : typescript, 1953-1954 / by Alice Curtis Desmond. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58663552 Writer, artist, photographer. Alice Curtis Desmond is best known for her books for children and young adults. She married Thomas C. Desmond, a New York Senator, in 1923; in 1976 she married Hamilton Fish (b. 1888), former Congressman from New York. From the ...
