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Philippine Daily Inquirer
March 16, 2015 Brilliant US book tells the tragic true story of the ‘Igorrotes’ after the 1904 World’s Fair By Ruel S. De Vera MANILA, Philippines—The 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, infamously showcased over 1,100 Filipinos … Continue reading
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THE NEW YORKER
15 December 2014 The Lost Tribe of Coney Island, by Claire Prentice (New Harvest). In 1904, the United States government, eager to drum up public support for its occupation of the Philippines, brought thirteen hundred Filipinos to the St. Louis … Continue reading
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LEO Weekly
November 26, 2014 BOOK: When ‘the most extraordinary sideshow’ came to Louisville BY CLAIRE PRENTICE Little more than a century ago, Louisville played host to one of the most extraordinary sideshows ever to tour the United States. A … Continue reading
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The Commercial Appeal
‘The Lost Tribe of Coney Island’ uncovers a wild, lost moment in Memphis history Michael Lollar It began as a respectable attraction, dignified as an exhibit at the 1904 World’s Fair, but turned into a shocking sideshow that gave … Continue reading
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MY BOOK, THE MOVIE
Claire Prentice’s “The Lost Tribe of Coney Island” Claire Prentice was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was working as a journalist in New York when she chanced upon an old black and white photograph of a group of tribespeople wearing … Continue reading
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Fifty Books Project
America is full of forgotten places. Some were never known to more than a few people to begin with; others spent considerable time in the zeitgeist before that fickle friend moved on to another place, another thing. Coney Island falls … Continue reading
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Amusing The Zillion
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Autumn Reading: The Lost Tribe of Coney Island November 10, 2014 by Tricia In 1905, when Coney Island had a trio of three grand amusement parks–Steeplechase, Luna and Dreamland–popular attractions included a scenic railway that transported visitors to the … Continue reading
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The Page 99 Test
Claire Prentice is an award-winning journalist whose work has been published in the Washington Post, The Times of London, The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, BBC Online, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Claire. She applied the “Page 99 Test” to her new … Continue reading
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National Geographic
Tribal Headhunters on Coney Island? Author Revisits Disturbing American Tale New book examines troubled history of Filipino tribe brought to America in 1905. Linda Qiu National Geographic Published October 27, 2014 Transplanted from the Philippines to New York’s famous Coney Island … Continue reading
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