The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb

from indygo88

Mercy Lavinia "Vinnie" Bump, only 32" tall as an adult, considered an oddity and destined to live life more or less secluded in her hometown in the mid to late 1800's, wanted more. When opportunity knocked, she jumped at the chance to begin her career as an entertainer on a traveling riverboat, a...

from StoutHearted

The names of P.T. Barnum and General Tom Thumb are still known today, but how many people can recall the woman who associated with both, and married one? Lavinia Warren Bumpp who, despite marrying another man after the death of her first famous husband, was forever associated with Tom Thumb, aka ...

from BaileysAndBooks

I began this book not knowing anything about Vinnie Bump Stratton, and now, like many historical fiction pieces I have read, Benjamin's account has made me want to read even more about this interesting woman. Benjamin's use of telling the story as an autobiography could have gone all wrong, and i...

from dgmlrhodes

The story is a novel interpretation of the autobiography of Lavinia Bump, "Vinnie", aka Mrs. Tom Thumb. The book chronicles her amazing life, from childhood until late adulthood. While loosely based upon the real life events, the interpretation is still fiction. The story is an amazing one and yo...

from JessiAdams

I was amazed at this book. Who knew that such an incredibly fascinating person existed that I had never even heard of before. The story is a novel interpretation of the autobiography of an American proportionate dwarf named Lavinia Bump, "Vinnie", aka Mrs. Tom Thumb. The book chronicles her amazi...