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 Rese

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 Rese - Paperback

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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 Rese
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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 Rese - Paperback

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 Rese - Paperback

by Amelia Klem Osterud
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by Amelia Klem Osterud (Author), Fritz Grobe (With), Thom Wall (Editor)

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.

Number of Pages: 380
Dimensions: 1.03 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: December 25, 2025
ISBN9781958604328
Author Amelia Klem Osterud
PublisherModern Vaudeville Press
GenreBiography and Arts
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages380
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Art Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction Performing Arts

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Amelia Klem Osterud is an academic librarian from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who is working diligently on becoming heavily tattooed, just in case she ever wants a second career as a tattooed lady. Osterud has a master's degree in history from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and writes and lectures on the subject of tattooing, contributing regularly to Things & Ink and Z Tattoo Magazine. You can follow her writing and research adventures online at http: //tattooedladyhistory.typepad.com.

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