Title Becoming Tom Thumb : Charles Stratton, P.T. Barnum, and the dawn of American celebrity / Eric D. Lehman

Published Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2013]

Table of Contents
	Preface					ix
	Acknowledgments					xxi
	Prologue: Playing the Palace					1
	The Boy from Bridgeport					10
	At the American Museum					20
	Prince Charles the First					37
	Buttons, Bullfights, and Balloons					49
	Hop O'My Thumb					60
	Heart of a Child					73
	On the New York Stage					87
	The Measure of a Man					103
	The Wedding of the Year					119
	The Long and Short of It					131
	A Very Strange Honeymoon					140
	Tom Thumb's America					152
	Around the World					164
	At the Helm					174
	A Marriage and Two Funerals					185
	The Great Fire					195
	At Mountain Grove					206
	Notes					211
	A Note on Sources					239
	Selected Bibliography					241
	Index					243

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Description 1 online resource Series The driftless Connecticut series Driftless Connecticut series. Contents Prologue : playing The palace -- The boy from Bridgeport -- At the American Museum -- Prince Charles the First -- Buttons, bullfights, and balloons -- Hop o' my thumb -- Heart of a child -- On the New York stage -- The measure of a man -- The wedding of the year -- The long and short of it -- A very strange honeymoon -- Tom Thumb's America -- Around the world -- At the helm -- A marriage and two funerals -- The great fire -- At Mountain Grove Summary When P.T. Barnum met twenty-five-inch-tall Charles Stratton at a Bridgeport, Connecticut hotel in 1843, one of the most important partnerships in entertainment history was born. With Barnum's promotional skills and the miniature Stratton's comedic talents, they charmed a Who's Who of the 19th century, from Queen Victoria to Charles Dickens to Abraham Lincoln. Adored worldwide as "General Tom Thumb," Stratton played to sold-out shows for almost forty years. From his days as a precocious child star to his tragic early death, this book tells the full story of this iconic figure. It details his triumphs on the New York stage, his epic celebrity wedding, and his around-the-world tour, drawing on primary sources and interviews. From the mansions of Paris to the deserts of Australia, Stratton's unique brand of Yankee comedy not only earned him the accolades of millions of fans, it helped move little people out of the side show and into the lime light Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883. Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 SUBJECT Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 fast Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883 fast Subject Entertainers -- United States -- Biography Dwarfs (Persons) -- United States -- Biography Circus performers -- United States -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts. PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference. Dwarfs (Persons) Circus performers Entertainers United States Genre/Form Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 0819573329 9780819573322

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