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Ellen Bryson

The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno

By Ellen Bryson - Published 2010

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In 1865, the complacent Bartholomew Fortuno, billed as the World’s Thinnest Man by P.T. Barnum, enjoys his life as one of Barnum’...Read Review

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The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno

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