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Author Raum, Elizabeth, author.

Title The big, bold, adventurous life of Lavinia Warren / Elizabeth Raum.

Publication Info. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2018.
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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J BIO WARREN, LAVINIA    Check Shelf
Description 172 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Living life small -- A curious opportunity -- Drifting toward war -- Moving onto the world's stage -- Charley -- Friends or lovers? -- The biggest little wedding -- At the White House -- Traveling near and far -- Dangerous journeys -- The other side of the world -- "I belong to the public" -- Tom Thumb weddings -- Questions to ponder -- Time line.
Audience Age 10 and up.
Summary "Lavinia Warren never let her height--or the lack of it--prevent her from leading a full and adventurous life. Although she never grew more than three feet tall, she became a beloved teacher, a world traveler, an entertainer and the friend of many powerful figures, including President and Mrs. Lincoln"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Magri, M. Lavinia (Mercy Lavinia), 1841-1919 -- Juvenile literature.
Women circus performers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Dwarfs (Persons) -- United States -- Biography.
Women circus performers. (OCoLC)fst01177401
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Women circus performers -- United States -- Biography.
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Biographies.
Other Form: Online version: Raum, Elizabeth. Big, bold, adventurous life of Lavinia Warren. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2018 9780912777511 (DLC) 2018002354
ISBN 9780912777504 (cloth)
0912777508
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