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Freaks: We Who are Not as Others

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Meet the strangest people who ever lived, and read about: the notorious love affairs of midgets. Originally printed in a small edition and withdrawn after one month by the publisher, the book was out of print for nearly 20 years.

Artist / Author Daniel P. Mannix
Publisher Juno Publishing
ISBN 978-0965104258
Reference P3051
Date 2000
Type Publication

Keywords

carnival disability dwarfism fat people freak show giant half-and-half intersex midget Siamese twins trans wild people

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