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Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Taile... 0802146058 Book Cover

Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Taile...

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"A gripping popular history. ... Vivid ... simultaneously fascinating and horrifying --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In 1903, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted on Coney Island, and ever since, this bizarre execution has reverberated through popular culture...

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In 1903, on Coney Island, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted, and over the past century, this bizarre, ghoulish execution has reverberated through popular culture with the whiff of urban legend. But it really happened, and many historical forces conspired to bring Topsy,...

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Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Taile... 1482101238 Book Cover

Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Taile...

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In 1903 at the soon-to-open Luna Park on Coney Island, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted, likely with advice from Thomas Edison, whose film crew recorded the horrible event. Over the past century, this bizarre, ghoulish execution has reverberated through popular culture...

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