In this blockbuster 104 page second volume of James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed, you’ll meet Jeanie Tomaini — the legendary “World’s Only Living Half Girl” — and her towering husband Al, the American Giant, once billed as “the World’s Strangest Married Couple.” Follow them right down to Florida, where they hung up their show boots and opened the unforgettable Giant’s Fish Camp.
Then brace yourself for Six Gals to Hug Him and a Boxcar to Lug Him! — an exclusive tell‑all with Bruce Snowdon, one of the last true sideshow fatmen to grace a midway. He spills stories of illegal fireworks bootlegging, life on the road, and what the future holds for the sideshow world.
The spotlight swings next to the famous Hilton Sisters, Violet and Daisy — stars of FREAKS and CHAINED FOR LIFE. In their own words, they reveal their deepest secrets in “Intimate Lives and Loves of the Hilton Sisters.”
You’ll roar with Walt Hudson as he explains how he survived a rough youth in “I Was a Teenage Blockhead.” You’ll learn insider secrets from Tricia Vita in “Sideshow Tricks of the Trade.”
You’ll meet Sammy Ross, the accordion‑playing midget, in a special photo section — and encounter more half‑people than any other volume dares to show in “Better by Half.”
And perhaps most shocking of all — one of the era’s premier “freaks” steps forward to reveal the truth behind the illusion in “I Am Not a Freak.”
All of it wrapped under a stunning front‑cover banner painted exclusively for Volume Two by artist Bob Kathman, giving the whole book the electric glow of a midway at dusk.
To top it off, every volume includes the exclusive carny‑lingo dictionary and up‑to‑the‑minute access guides to sideshow collectibles, resources, and memorabilia — a treasure chest for collectors, historians, and midway fanatics.