The Manx Giant

The Amazing Story of Arthur Caley

Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Cover of the book The Manx Giant by John Quirk, Manx Heritage Foundation
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Author: John Quirk ISBN: 9781849821582
Publisher: Manx Heritage Foundation Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Manx Heritage Foundation Language: English
Author: John Quirk
ISBN: 9781849821582
Publisher: Manx Heritage Foundation
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Manx Heritage Foundation
Language: English
Born in 1824 in Sulby, Isle of Man, Arthur Caley eventually grew to 711”, and was probably the tallest man in the world during his life. He left the Island to seek his fortune and eventually found his way to Paris where he was a popular figure in the salons. The story might have ended there after his death in 1852, if it werent for the fact that a few years later he appeared in New York, and joined Barnum and Baileys Circus as one of their star attractions! No one really knows what happened in Paris. Was his death an insurance fraud, and was it true that a giant tree trunk was buried in the coffin instead of him? New research brings together, for the first time, all the known facts and sheds a fascinating light on one of the most enigmatic Manxmen ever to have lived.
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Born in 1824 in Sulby, Isle of Man, Arthur Caley eventually grew to 711”, and was probably the tallest man in the world during his life. He left the Island to seek his fortune and eventually found his way to Paris where he was a popular figure in the salons. The story might have ended there after his death in 1852, if it werent for the fact that a few years later he appeared in New York, and joined Barnum and Baileys Circus as one of their star attractions! No one really knows what happened in Paris. Was his death an insurance fraud, and was it true that a giant tree trunk was buried in the coffin instead of him? New research brings together, for the first time, all the known facts and sheds a fascinating light on one of the most enigmatic Manxmen ever to have lived.

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