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Step down a little closer; you don't want to miss a thing. Join fifty-year sideshow veteran, Rick West, on a strange and wonderful trip through behind-the-scenes tales of his life as a showman. The strange, the bizarre, the unusual comprise this engaging memoir bursting at the seams with rare images of two-headed cows, Bigfoot creatures, pickled punks, showgirls, humongous hogs, 3,500-pound steers, and much, much more. From attending the Ozark Empire Fair at age five to revealing the true story behind Frank Hansen's infamous Minnesota Iceman, the author takes the reader into the world of America's sideshows and midway grind shows. It's all here; it's all on the inside. See it now or miss it forever. It's showtime! AUTHOR: For over fifty years, Rick West has boggled the minds of America's fairgoers with fantastic creatures large and small. Rick currently resides in Nacogdoches, Texas SELLING POINTS: .Be astounded by 200+ bizarre, unusual, and many never-before-seen sideshow images .See amazing carnival midway shows...animal shows, freak shows, and, of course, girlie shows .Complete with a glossary of carnival lingo and other interesting words and phrases ILLISTRATIONS: 175 colour & 35 b/w images

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For over fifty years, Rick West has boggled the minds of America's fairgoers with fantastic creatures large and small. Rick currently resides in Nacogdoches, Texas

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