The true history of the elephant man : the definitive account of the tragic and extraordinary life of Joseph Carey Merrick
(2010)
By:
Howell, Michael
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Skyhorse, 2010
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781626367722 (electronic bk.) MWT13374254, 1626367728 (electronic bk.) 13374254
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Due to horrible physical deformities, he spent much of his life as a fair-ground freak. He was hounded, persecuted, and starving, until his fortune changed and he was rescued, housed, and fed by the distinguished surgeon, Frederick Treves. The subject of several books, a Broadway hit, and a film, Joseph Merrick has become part of popular mythology. Here, in this fully revised edition containing much fresh information, are the true and unromanticized facts of his life
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