The Bear Woman
Pastrana performing in Columbus, OH
Pastrana performing in Ambos Hall. References Mott's report and Pastrana as "the lowest link of humanity and the highest order of brutes." Also mentions Sepulveda with wordplay involving "hug" and "humbugging."
Daily Ohio Statesman
Genealogy Bank
1855-07-03
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Newspaper advertisement
Vol II, Issue 28, p. 3.
Editorial and Miscellaneous
Medical examinations of Pastrana
Quotes from pamphlet, Dr. Mott, and Dr. Brainerd, Questions term "hybrid," description of physical appearance. Concludes: "there is nothing uncommon in her person nor in her gait."
The Southern Medical and Surgical Journal
Hathi Trust
1856
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Journal
The Southern Medical and Surgical Journal. 12 (1856). 251-2. <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015018395189?urlappend=%3Bseq=256">Link</a>
A Second Joice Heth
Commentary on Pastrana
Brief discussion of P.T. Barnum and Mr. Boon (showman associated with Pastrana's performance in Massachusetts). Inclusion of Dr. Mott's letter--but specifies that it was written by the son of the more esteemed Dr. Mott.
American Medical Gazette and Journal of Health
Hathi Trust
1855
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Journal
Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 89. <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015062776011?urlappend=%3Bseq=91">Link</a>