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Born Different: The Amazing Stories of Some Very Special People
Born Different The Amazing Stories of Some Very Special People Author:Frederick Drimmer Don't call them freaks! The word is not just insulting, it's unfair. For these are very special people, the people you will meet in this book. Outwardly they may look different--but every one possessed remarkable dignity and courage and a strong will that helped them triumph over their handicaps. — Here you will find the remarkable true-l... more »ife adventures of Tom Thumb (really Charles Stratton), a dwarf only twenty-five inches high who became an international celebrity, admired by Abraham Lincoln and Queen Victoria. On the other extreme there is Robert Wadlow, a giant almost nine feet tall, who had to learn to cope with a world where everything too small for him.
In these pages the author brings to vivid life for you other people you will never forget: Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins; Herrmann Unthan, the violinist without arms; Julia Pastrana, who fascinated audiences with her hairy ugliness and lovely singing; and the incredibly deformed Joseph Merrick, known as the Elephant Man.
All of these people were born with birth defects. The heartbreaking problems each had to face both to survive and to thrive are told with great sympathy by the author, an expert on the subject. He also discusses the causes of their defects simply and interestingly and explains how medical science treats them today.
Readers will be deeply moved by these stories of very brave and very special people--and discover in them inspiring examples of how man's spirit is able to overcome enormous difficulties and find happiness in spite of them.« less