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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...

Amelia Klem Osterud Fritz Grobe Thom Wall

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English
Modern Vaudeville Press
25 December 2025
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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Imprint:   Modern Vaudeville Press
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   680g
ISBN:   9781958604328
ISBN 10:   1958604321
Pages:   380
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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