Pickled Punks & Girlie Shows: A Life Spent on the Midways of America by Rick West Discount

Step down a little closer; you don t want to miss a thing. Join fifty-year sideshow veteran, Rick West, on a strange and wonderful trip through behind-the-scenes tales of his life as a showman. The strange, the bizarre, the unusual comprise this engaging memoir bursting at the seams with rare images of two-headed cows, Bigfoot creatures, pickled punks, showgirls, humongous hogs, 3,500-pound steers, and much, much more. From attending the Ozark Empire Fair at age five to revealing the true story behind Frank Hansen s infamous Minnesota Iceman, the author takes the reader into the world of America s sideshows and midway grind shows. It s all here; it s all on the inside. See it now or miss it forever. It s showtime!

Paperback, 160 pages