The world's first human cannonball : and other incredible jobs
Barfield, Mike2025
Book
Ever wondered what it would be like to be an Incan runner, carrying messages across the ancient Andes at lightning speed? Or perhaps a jester, keeping the royal courts in stitches with your hilarious antics? What about a stage farter? A poo collector? A body double? All these jobs are yours for the taking in history's line-up of the world's oddest jobs. In this book, you'll encounter a colourful cast of characters who embraced the quirkiest of professions, including the legendary Harry Houdini who defied the laws of nature with his mind-bending magic tricks; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American stunt-pilot; Marie Tussaud who fled the French Revolution and came to London to create wax sculptures; Zazel, a Victorian daredevil who became the first human cannonball; and the amazing story of Samuel Sorensen Adams, inventor of many of the most famous joke shop gags.
Main title:
The world's first human cannonball : and other incredible jobs / Mike Barfield, Franziska Höllbacher.
Author:
Barfield, Mike, authorHöllbacher, Franziska, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Templar Books, 2025.
Collation:
93 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781800783737 (pbk)
Dewey class:
331.702J331.702
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3960853