{"product_id":"drew-friedmans-sideshow-freaks-hardcover","title":"Drew Friedman's Sideshow Freaks - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDrew Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePenn Jillette\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelvin Burkhart the Anatomical Wonder; Zip the Pinhead; Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins; Johnny Eck, the King of the Freaks; Koo Koo the Birdgirl; and 45 more fascinating sideshow freaks both famous and obscure are immortalized in Drew Friedman's delightful portraits. Before the politically correct impulses of the 1970s squelched the grand American tradition of the sideshow -- people born with abnormalities and others, like Jolly Jere the Fat Man, who created their oddity -- exhibited themselves to the shock and thrill of millions in sideshows nationwide. As a youth in the late 60s and early 70s, Drew Friedman often visited Coney Island with his family, and he and his brothers always insisted on seeing the \"Freak Show.\" \u003ci\u003eDrew Friedman's Sideshow Freaks\u003c\/i\u003e presents 50 of his favorite historic human oddities -- famous and obscure -- in mesmerizing full-color portraits. As in \u003ci\u003eWarts and All, Old Jewish Comedians, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMore Old Jewish Comedians, \u003c\/i\u003e Drew Friedman once again meticulously, brilliantly, and affectionately brings to life people in the show business, this time focusing on America's oddest performers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrew Friedman is the author of more than six books, including \u003ci\u003eOld Jewish Comedians, More Old Jewish Comedians, The Fun Never Stops, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrivate Lives of Public Figures.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the recipient of the 2001 Reuben Award for newspaper illustration, and his portait of President Obama graced the cover of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for Obama's inauguration, January 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.2 x 8.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763623231776,"sku":"9780922233366","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d285437ffa0e3ff7152a9361f00f468f.webp?v=1780237266","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/drew-friedmans-sideshow-freaks-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}