The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb
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The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb

A Novel

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The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb

A Novel

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An irresistible novel that "charts a harrowing tour through the Civil War" ( Connecticut Post ) and chronicles the life of Tom Thumb—the tiny man who became, in his time, America's most famous entertainer. "I was four years old when Barnum discovered me, and soon to turn five when I first appeared on the big stage of his American Museum." So begins the story of Tom Thumb, who at just twenty-five-inches tall, rises to global fame as America's most beloved entertainer. With his parents' blessing, Tom comes of age in Barnum's five-story gallery of oddities, exploring its mystical artifacts and exotic animals between his performances to sold-out crowds. One day in the museum's basement menagerie, Tom meets a new performer, Lavinia Warren, who stands three inches shorter than he. It's love at first sight, and Barnum quickly arranges the largest wedding reception New York City has ever seen. As cannon fire echoes across Bull Run and Antietam, both North and South are briefly united by their fascination with "General" Tom Thumb and his beautiful, petite wife.Despite the Civil War, Tom and Lavinia embark on a honeymoon tour, where they encounter cities and people ravaged by the ongoing conflict. But as the tour winds down, an unexpected danger follows Tom and Lavinia back home.Witty, lyrical, and with a colorful cast of notable figures of the period, The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb is an evocative, poignant imagining of one man's story, from a "master of elegant prose and psychological insight" ( Entertainment Weekly ).

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Publisher
Scribner
Year
2014
ISBN
9781476727349
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Historical Fiction
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Prologue: Life is a Road
  4. Part 1: The Battle of Bull Run
  5. Part 2: The Big and the Little
  6. Part 3: Lavinia Reminisces—From Middleboro to Broadway
  7. Part 4: The Celtic Fertility Cross
  8. Part 5: The Honeymoon Tour
  9. Part 6: Black Smoke in the Morning Sky
  10. Part 7: Nowhere is Safe
  11. Part 8: Lavinia and Charlie Abroad—News Two Weeks Old
  12. Part 9: As Real as Rain
  13. Epilogue: The Man-O’-War Bird
  14. Acknowledgments
  15. About Nicholas Rinaldi
  16. Copyright