Julia Pastrana - The Tragic Story of the Victorian Ape Woman (Paperback, New ed)

In a dusty corner at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Norway lie the remains of Julia Pastrana, half hidden in a black plastic sack, all but forgotten. Yet in the middle of the nineteenth century, this 'ape woman' was renowned, visited by scientists of international repute, and drawing the populace of three continents to the freakshows in which she starred. Just 4ft 6in tall, she was covered in hair, with a protruding jaw; but she also spoke several languages, married, had a child, made money. This is the compelling and strange story of how a woman born in the backwoods of Mexico came to be one of the most infamous women in Europe and America and how, nearly 150 years after she first set foot upon the stage, Julia is still being shown to others. The exhibition goes on.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Christopher Hals Gylseth • Lars O. Toverud
Dimensions:	198 x 127 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-3313-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Other public performances & spectacles > Circus Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-7509-3313-5
Barcode:	9780750933131

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