Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature

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When the 200th anniversary of P. T. Barnum's birth was being celebrated in July 2010, Tom Thumb's name was at the forefront once again. Tom was not quite five years old when, in 1842, Barnum first presented him at his American Museum, billing his as "the smallest person in the world that ever walked alone." He quickly became the best known of all of Barnum's countless "human curiosities." While Tom left Barnum's employ at the age of 18, the two remained lifelong friends.