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Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness

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From 1859 to 1880, Joshua Abraham Norton thought he was Emperor of the United States. Ann Atkin keeps 7,500 garden gnomes in her backyard. Brooklyn artist Peter McGough dresses and acts as if it were 1895. These are just a few of the eccentrics discussed by Dr. Weeks, the world's foremost expert on the subject.

Language: English

Pages: 277

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Kodansha

Release: October 15, 1996

ISBN: 1568361564

ISBN 13: 9781568361567

Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness

3.7/5 ( ratings)

From 1859 to 1880, Joshua Abraham Norton thought he was Emperor of the United States. Ann Atkin keeps 7,500 garden gnomes in her backyard. Brooklyn artist Peter McGough dresses and acts as if it were 1895. These are just a few of the eccentrics discussed by Dr. Weeks, the world's foremost expert on the subject.

Language: English

Pages: 277

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Kodansha

Release: October 15, 1996

ISBN: 1568361564

ISBN 13: 9781568361567

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