In the mid-1800s, inveterate showman/salesman P. T. Barnum introduced a real-life Tom Thumb and spawned a huge movement of midget exhibits. Little people were paraded en masse throughout Europe and the New World, earning fame and fortune as the central attractions in a freak show phenomenon that lasted well over a century. Explore this little world in postcard mementoes from an era when the unabashedly curious feasted their eyes on the unusual.[AuthorName]Mary L. Martin[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Tina Skinner has authored and edited numerous books on architecture and design.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]22 images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor]Tina Skinner[/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Images from the Heyday of Dwarf Display[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]22 images[/ColorPattern]