The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastrana's Long Journey Home

by Jan Bondeson

Laura Anderson Barbata (Artist)

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Born in Sinaloa, Mexico, Julia Pastrana (1834–1860) was a gifted singer, musician and dancer who could converse in English, Spanish and French. She also suffered from one of the most extreme cases of hypertrichosis terminalis on record and severe gingival hyperplasia: her face and body were covered with thick hair and her jaw was disproportionately large. Pastrana toured North America and Europe billed as “The Ugliest Woman in the World.” After her death, her body was exhibited throughout Europe and the US. Until her recent repatriation to Sinaloa, her body was kept at the University of Oslo, Norway. Pastrana’s...Read more
  • ISBN10 0692762183
  • ISBN13 9780692762189
  • Publish Date 4 January 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Marquand Books Inc
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 200
  • Language English