Violet and Daisy : the story of Vaudeville's famous conjoined twins /
Miller, Sarah, 1979-
Violet and Daisy : the story of Vaudeville's famous conjoined twins / Sarah Miller. - First edition. - 310 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-300) and index.
Part one -- Part two.
"From the author of The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets and The Borden Murders comes the absorbing and compulsively readable story of Violet and Daisy Hilton, conjoined twins who were the sensation of the US sideshow circuits in the 1920s and 1930s."-- Violet and Daisy were as alike as two flower buds on a single stem. They were also joined, back-to-back, at the base of their spine. In 1908 they were called freaks, monsters. Their mother abandoned Violet and Daisy to the care of her midwife, who immediately put the babies on exhibition in the back room of her pub, embarking on a course of blatant exploitation. They eventually became the most phenomenal success in vaudeville's history. Miller shows that Violet and Daisy were more than just an exhibit: they were two distinct individuals with remarkably harmonious personalities. Above all, they were sisters, whose bonds were so sacred that nothing-- not even death-- would break them. -- adapted from jacket
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020140018 Uk
Hilton, Daisy, 1908-1969 --Juvenile literature.
Hilton, Violet, 1908-1969 --Juvenile literature.
Conjoined twins--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Entertainers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Freak shows--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Vaudeville--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Violet and Daisy : the story of Vaudeville's famous conjoined twins / Sarah Miller. - First edition. - 310 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-300) and index.
Part one -- Part two.
"From the author of The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets and The Borden Murders comes the absorbing and compulsively readable story of Violet and Daisy Hilton, conjoined twins who were the sensation of the US sideshow circuits in the 1920s and 1930s."-- Violet and Daisy were as alike as two flower buds on a single stem. They were also joined, back-to-back, at the base of their spine. In 1908 they were called freaks, monsters. Their mother abandoned Violet and Daisy to the care of her midwife, who immediately put the babies on exhibition in the back room of her pub, embarking on a course of blatant exploitation. They eventually became the most phenomenal success in vaudeville's history. Miller shows that Violet and Daisy were more than just an exhibit: they were two distinct individuals with remarkably harmonious personalities. Above all, they were sisters, whose bonds were so sacred that nothing-- not even death-- would break them. -- adapted from jacket
9780593119730 0593119738 9780593119723 059311972X
9780593119723
GBC145965 bnb
020140018 Uk
Hilton, Daisy, 1908-1969 --Juvenile literature.
Hilton, Violet, 1908-1969 --Juvenile literature.
Conjoined twins--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Entertainers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Freak shows--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Vaudeville--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.