{"product_id":"the-remarkable-courtship-of-general-tom-thumb-by-nicholas-rinaldi","title":"The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb By Nicholas Rinaldi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible novel that “charts a harrowing tour through the Civil War” (\u003ci\u003eConnecticut Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and chronicles the life of Tom Thumb—the tiny man who became, in his time, America’s most famous entertainer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I was four years old when Barnum discovered me, and soon to turn five when I first appeared on the big stage of his American Museum.” So begins the story of Tom Thumb, who at just twenty-five-inches tall, rises to global fame as America’s most beloved entertainer. With his parents’ blessing, Tom comes of age in Barnum’s five-story gallery of oddities, exploring its mystical artifacts and exotic animals between his performances to sold-out crowds. One day in the museum’s basement menagerie, Tom meets a new performer, Lavinia Warren, who stands three inches shorter than he. It’s love at first sight, and Barnum quickly arranges the largest wedding reception New York City has ever seen. As cannon fire echoes across Bull Run and Antietam, both North and South are briefly united by their fascination with “General” Tom Thumb and his beautiful, petite wife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite the Civil War, Tom and Lavinia embark on a honeymoon tour, where they encounter cities and people ravaged by the ongoing conflict. But as the tour winds down, an unexpected danger follows Tom and Lavinia back home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitty, lyrical, and with a colorful cast of notable figures of the period, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an evocative, poignant imagining of one man’s story, from a “master of elegant prose and psychological insight” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 01\/09\/2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Historical Fiction, Civil War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 370\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 203 x 133mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Nicholas Rinaldi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407687688502,"sku":"9781476727332","price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/1000x1000px_6_232eb804-23bd-40ec-9508-7875bd0efe17.jpg?v=1720584616","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/the-remarkable-courtship-of-general-tom-thumb-by-nicholas-rinaldi","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}