Life of Isaac W. Sprague
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1868
Place of publication: Massachusetts?
Language: eng
Subjects: Poetry; Circus performers; Sideshows
Other titles: East Bridgewater, Massachusetts / Is the town where I was born
Notes: Verse in 24 stanzas.

In the first stanza, Sprague, who was born in May 1841 and joined the side show as the "original thin man" in 1865, gives his age as "six-and-twenty years." However, the final stanza mentions his book, which was published in 1868.

The American Antiquarian Society has two later editions: one issued when sprague was "nine-and-twenty years;" and one when he was "five and thirty years."

Text in 3 columns. Printed area, including ornamental border, measures 27.6 x 21.4 cm.