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The Strongest Men on Earth

When the Muscle Men Ruled Show Business

By: Graeme Kent

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The Strongest Men on Earth

When the Muscle Men Ruled Show Business

By: Graeme Kent

They claimed to be the mightiest men in the world. For twenty-five years, before the outbreak of the First World War, professional strongmen were the pop idols of their day. Performing apparently incredible feats of strength, they strutted across stages and topped the bills everywhere, earning thousands of pounds a week. Fans included royalty, heads of state, politicians and leading figures in the literary and artistic worlds, as well as hundreds of thousands of ordinary men and women, all revelling in the antics of these larger-than-life characters. Seeking to outdo each other in death-defying deeds, the strongmen's performances were thrilling and dangerous: lifting elephants, horses, pianos and their players; breaking chains with their biceps; supporting thirty men on a plank suspended on their shoulders. Some strongmen succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Eugen Sandow, a great self-publicist, was appointed physical culture adviser to King George V. His great rival, the bombastic Charles Sampson, toured the world with his blatant cheating and rigged strongman displays until one day the elephant he claimed to be lifting remained suspended in mid-air. Georg Hackenschmidt, the Russian Lion, was so popular that Theodore Roosevelt himself declared wistfully that he would rather be 'Hack' than President of the USA. In The Strongest Men on Earth, Graeme Kent vividly brings to life the world of strongmen (and women), and shares the stories that defined a sporting and show-business era.

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1849544891

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An Algonquin Maiden

A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada

By: Graeme Mercer Adam,Agnes Ethelwyn Wetherald

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An Algonquin Maiden

A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada

By: Graeme Mercer Adam,Agnes Ethelwyn Wetherald

Originally published in 1887, this historical romance novel, set in York, is a romance of the early days of Upper Canada.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487598122

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9781487598129

Alexander Hamilton: A Character Sketch

By: Edward Sylvester Ellis,Graeme Mercer Adam,Bernard John Cigrand

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Alexander Hamilton: A Character Sketch

By: Edward Sylvester Ellis,Graeme Mercer Adam,Bernard John Cigrand

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Palala Press

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1378046064

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9781378046067

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The Strongest Men on Earth

The Strongest Men on Earth

An Algonquin Maiden

An Algonquin Maiden

Alexander Hamilton: A Character Sketch

Alexander Hamilton: A Character Sketch

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