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ISBN 0-a?nt-7flfl-XVAMERICAN ECCENTRICSAmerica is the land of the freeand thetrulyhome of the eccentric.In a where individualism iscountrywith it s difficultsynonymous citizenship,to how outlandish,imagine just shocking,asocial and hilarious-gregarious,individuals are. But inAmerica s thiscollection of 140 thebiographies,livelyincredible extremes to which someAmericans have taken their civil liberties isand documented.richly portrayed choicelyFrom to colopilgrims prohibitionists,nial to Wild West charactersgovernorsfrom the earliest of our nationindeed, daysto the America s eccentrics havepresentbeen as much a of our as thepart historyConstitution itself. There was Stepheninfor who landed BosBachiler, instance,ton in and as1632 himselfdistinguishedAmerica s firstman of the cloth to cater tothe needs" of his female"spiritual parishioners Or Cleves who,only. John Symmes,the time of his death in had1829,by persuaded even brass to embracegovernmenthis Hollow Earth but not withouttheoryfromfirst affidavits eminentsecuringto his Andphysicians testifying sanity.Victorian-era brothel ownerJohn Allen,who used his dance hall to to hispreachAnd Arizona-born Williamprostitutes."Russian Bill" who made hisTattenbaum,lies. Or Williamlivingby telling Lawson,who in 1943 founded a school in Iowa thatfailed to the course offortunately changeeducation in America. Or recluse Helenwife of theBrach, whosecandy magnate,vital status is ...
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AMERICAN ECCENTRICS
America is the land of the freeand thetruly
home of the eccentric.
In a where individualism iscountry
with it s difficultsynonymous citizenship,
to how outlandish,imagine just shocking,
asocial and hilarious-gregarious,
individuals are. But inAmerica s this
collection of 140 thebiographies,lively
incredible extremes to which some
Americans have taken their civil liberties is
and documented.richly portrayed choicely
From to colopilgrims prohibitionists,
nial to Wild West charactersgovernors
from the earliest of our nationindeed, days
to the America s eccentrics havepresent
been as much a of our as thepart history
Constitution itself. There was Stephen
infor who landed BosBachiler, instance,
ton in and as1632 himselfdistinguished
America s firstman of the cloth to cater to
the needs" of his female
"spiritual parish
ioners Or Cleves who,only. John Symmes,
the time of his death in had1829,by per
suaded even brass to embracegovernment
his Hollow Earth but not withouttheory
fromfirst affidavits eminentsecuring
to his Andphysicians testifying sanity.
Victorian-era brothel ownerJohn Allen,
who used his dance hall to to hispreach
And Arizona-born Williamprostitutes.
"Russian Bill" who made hisTattenbaum,
lies. Or Williamlivingby telling Lawson,
who in 1943 founded a school in Iowa that
failed to the course offortunately change
education in America. Or recluse Helen
wife of theBrach, whosecandy magnate,
vital status is in to thisquestion day.
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CITY (MO)V ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
thanksmustbe toEd ofFactsOn FileSpecial given Knappman
forhis adviceand in the of this book. Additionalguidance writing
contributions were made "Filers"important by Joseph Reilly,
Kate Eleanor Robin Susan andKelly, Wedge, Smith, Brooker,
Debbie as well as Oksana Kushnir andGlasserman, designer copy
editor Marcia Golub.
