· But as the tour winds down, an unexpected danger follows Tom and Lavinia back home. Witty, lyrical, and with a colorful cast of notable figures of the period, The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb is an evocative, poignant imagining of one man’s story, from a “master of elegant prose and psychological insight” (Entertainment Weekly).Category: Free. “Nicholas Rinaldi is a writer I’ve admired for some time, but his latest — The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb — took me by surprise. It’s a stunning tour of an era, an American psychological landscape, with its bravura and tragic headstrong drive to command more and more of Released on: J. · The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb provides a wonderful look back into 19th century New York City, P.T. Barnum's showmanship, and a country shaped by the Civil War. Rinaldi brings this era to life through the eyes of Tom Thumb, shedding light on a rich and unusual cast of characters who breathe with emotions and motivations that are not terribly distant from our own/5.
Summary and reviews of The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb by Nicholas Rinaldi, plus links to a book excerpt from The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb and author biography of Nicholas Rinaldi. BRIDGEPORT - Author Nicholas Rinaldi will read from his just-published novel The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Housatonic Community College.. The novel, set against the backdrop of the Civil War, is based on the real life of Tom Thumb, who became America's first internationally recognized entertainer. The Remarkable Courtship Of General Tom Thumb: A Novel|Nicholas Rinaldi, Pediatric Dermatology A Quick Reference Guide|Krowchuk, Hooper Genealogy - A Southern Branch Vol. Two|Flora Hooper Collier, Frogs French Kisses (Magic In Manhattan)|Sarah Mlynowski.
Publication Information. Rinaldi, Nicholas. (). The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb: A Novel. New York: Scribner. Summary and reviews of The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb by Nicholas Rinaldi, plus links to a book excerpt from The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb and author biography of Nicholas Rinaldi. “Nicholas Rinaldi is a writer I’ve admired for some time, but his latest — The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb — took me by surprise. It’s a stunning tour of an era, an American psychological landscape, with its bravura and tragic headstrong drive to command more and more of the world in every sense.
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