Boy giant : the story of Robert Wadlow the world's tallest man
This book is a biography about Robert Pershing Wadlow, who grew to 8-foot-11 1/2 inches and was the tallest man to ever walk the face of the earth. Wadlow, an Alton, Illinois native, became an international phenomenon after his death on July 15, 1940. He became the Guinness Book of Records' tallest man in 1937. In 1980, the Alton Museum of History & Art opened an exhibit on Robert Wadlow. Three years later, a major community effort to build a statue for Robert Wadlow began and on Oct. 20, 1985, it was unveiled in Upper Alton
Print Book, English, ©2003
1st ed
Alton Museum of History and Art, Alton, IL, ©2003