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My mom was a Carnie when she was younger, so growing up hearing stories of her years on the road left me fascinated with circus/sideshows/vaudeville.
This is the story of Chang and Eng, the conjoined brothers from Siam who are the reason for the term “Siamese Twins”. From humble beginnings in a Siamese fishing village to their deaths at their North Carolina estate, we witness their fascinating journey and the public‘s reaction to them as “other”.

These are the books I am planning to read this weekend for #24b4monday . I have started Inseparable already, but the others are all new to me.

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My library haul today. I took three books back a😊& picked up my hold (An American Marriage) then the tagged book grabbed me from the new books section. Growing up we had a book that had the story Chang & Eng Bunker in it & I was fascinated by 'The Original Siamese Twins.' Here is a graphic novel about a corner of a room in a house during different periods of time. I picked it up & thumbed through it & it's so beautiful-it came home with me too.😍

From their birthplace in Siam through the Civil War to touring with P.T. Barnum and others, this is an interesting biography of Chang and Eng Bunker. At times a bit long and meandering, at times shocking (they owned slaves!), but mostly fascinating. And yes, even The Andy Griffith Show prominently finds its way into the story.

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