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Pickled Punks and Girlie Shows: A Life Spent on the Midways of America
Rick West
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Description for Pickled Punks and Girlie Shows: A Life Spent on the Midways of America
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 175+ color & 35+ b/w images. BIC Classification: ASZ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 280 x 15. Weight in Grams: 802.
Step down a little closer; you don't want to miss a thing. Join fifty-year sideshow veteran, Rick West, on a strange and wonderful trip through behind-the-scenes tales of his life as a showman. The strange, the bizarre, the unusual comprise this engaging memoir bursting at the seams with rare images of two-headed cows, Bigfoot creatures, pickled punks, showgirls, humongous hogs, 3,500-pound steers, and much, much more. From attending the Ozark Empire Fair at age five to revealing the true story behind Frank Hansen's infamous Minnesota Iceman, the author takes the reader into the world of America's sideshows and midway grind ... Read more
Step down a little closer; you don't want to miss a thing. Join fifty-year sideshow veteran, Rick West, on a strange and wonderful trip through behind-the-scenes tales of his life as a showman. The strange, the bizarre, the unusual comprise this engaging memoir bursting at the seams with rare images of two-headed cows, Bigfoot creatures, pickled punks, showgirls, humongous hogs, 3,500-pound steers, and much, much more. From attending the Ozark Empire Fair at age five to revealing the true story behind Frank Hansen's infamous Minnesota Iceman, the author takes the reader into the world of America's sideshows and midway grind ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764337031
SKU
V9780764337031
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About Rick West
For over fifty years, Rick West has boggled the minds of America's fairgoers with fantastic creatures large and small. Rick currently resides in Nacogdoches, Texas
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