A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It Or Not!" Ripley

A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It Or Not!" Ripley
ISBN-10
0770436226
ISBN-13
9780770436223
Series
A Curious Man
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
448
Language
English
Published
2014-06-03
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Author
Neal Thompson

Description

An account of the life of the enigmatic cartoonist-turned-eccentric-millionaire whose wealth and fame were built from his extensive collection of exotic curiosities offers insight into his innate empathy for the world's marginalized groups and his final years spent on a private island with rare artifacts and unusual pets.

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