The 388 Tattoos of Captain George and the 389 Tales of How He Got Them: Being the Allegedly True Story of the World's Most Famous Tattooed Man As Researched and Told by Amelia Klem Osterud with Fritz Grobe
Author:   Amelia Klem Osterud ,  Fritz Grobe ,  Thom Wall
Publisher:   Modern Vaudeville Press
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Pages:   380
Publication Date:   25 December 2025
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The 388 Tattoos of Captain George and the 389 Tales of How He Got Them: Being the Allegedly True Story of the World's Most Famous Tattooed Man As Researched and Told by Amelia Klem Osterud with Fritz Grobe


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He appeared out of the blue in Vienna, covered from head to toe in Burmese tattoos. Then, as the Golden Age of American circus began, P. T. Barnum made him the most famous tattooed performer of all time. He said he had been a pirate and a patriot, a rebel and a slave. He claimed he had been tortured by an evil Tatar despot, tattooed by a vengeful sailor in Kashgar, or inked by a princess in Turkistan. Captain George Costentenus told so many outrageous and conflicting tales - what is the truth? AMELIA KLEM OSTERUD is a leading scholar on tattoos and tattooed performers. She is the author of The Tattooed Lady: A History and a contributor to The World Atlas of Tattoo.

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Author:   Amelia Klem Osterud ,  Fritz Grobe ,  Thom Wall
Publisher:   Modern Vaudeville Press
Imprint:   Modern Vaudeville Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781958604328


ISBN 10:   1958604321
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   25 December 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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