Born 1880. Shot dead 1911. Buried 1977. These are the critical dates in the extraordinary life & afterlife of Elmer Mc Curdy. Elmer Mc Curdy's first thirty-one years in this world didn't add up to much. He was a hobo, a plumber-come-miner, who'd jumped a train & drifted west on the back of an infectious, turn-of-the-century optimism. He was a drunk too, &, soon enough, a failed train robber. In 1911, in an attempt to blow open the safe of a train, Mc Curdy fused $40, 000 to the safe's walls. Later that year he robbed the wrong train & rode away with a haul that was described by the papers as 'one of the smallest in the history of train robbery.' Within days he was dead -- shot by a sheriff & his posse in a gun battle on a ranch. At this point Mc Curdy, like millions of others, should have slipped quietly from memory. But, in death, he accidentally found fame. From the Joseph Johnson Funeral Home, where the owner propped Mc Curdy's mummified cadaver up & charged a nickel-a-look, to the sideshows of the Great Patterson Carnival, Mc Curdy became big business. In 1928 he was the star attraction in a carnival that accompanied an extraordinary transcontinental running race from Los Angeles to New York. He was the ' Oklahoma Outlaw', admired as a hero in a criminal league to which he'd never truly belonged. & then, in the 1940s & 1950s, he was reinvented for a series of Hollywood exploitation films, before winding up painted day-glo orange & hanging by his neck in the Laff in the Dark ghost tunnel in Long Beach. He was found here in 1976 during the filming of an episode of ' The Six Million Dollar Man' & finally handed over to the authorities. Mark Svenvold unravels this remarkable story -- a dead body's journey through the 20th-century -- with the sensitivity the dead are due. Part travel book, part exposition of the bizarre & exotic corners of the American entertainment industry, part meditation on death & its meanings, ' Elmer Mc Curdy' is a unique & gripping biography. ...

The hunters are coming & all the elephants are worried. Elmer, the patchwork elephant, comes up with a plan to outwit the hunters, but things don’t turn out quite as planned… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839136184 • Author: David Mc Kee • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 27 • Dimensions: 23.5 x 20.5 x 0.3cm ...

Books Picture Books The elephants decide it’s their turn to play a trick on Elmer: all of the animals must pretend to forget his birthday tomorrow! But when the day comes the trick doesn’t quite go according to plan. The elephants should have listened to Elmer’s friends… A new tale to celebrate Elmer the Patchwork Elephant's 30th birthday from master-storyteller David Mc Kee, this is the twenty-seventh Elmer storybook! Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781839133879 •†Author: David Mc Kee •†Publisher:†  Andersen Press •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 32 •†Dimensions:† 27.7 x 25 x 0.4 cm ...

Books Picture Books It's two days before Christmas Eve, the night Papa Red visits, & the young elephants are very excited.  They choose a tree to decorate & prepare the presents for Papa Red to collect during the night to take to those who need them. But this year Elmer has a special treat in store for the young elephants, if they can keep quiet & out of sight... Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781839134500 •†Author: David Mc Kee •†Publisher:†  Andersen Press •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 32 •†Dimensions:† 28 x 24 x 0.5 cm ...

Elmer sees & hears amazing things on his walk, but the other animals are too busy to stop & enjoy them with him. What will you discover on Elmer’s walk? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839136160 • Author: David Mc Kee • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 23 • Dimensions: 23.5 x 20.5 x 0.3cm ...

Online Only! Get more for less with The Work’s expertly h&-picked Book Bundles. These are a collection of great quality products, grouped together to give you amazing value. Elmer is different. Elmer is patchwork.  The grey elephants all love him, but he soon starts to wonder what it would be like to be the same as them...   Title in this collection: • Elmer • Elmer & the Gift • Elmer's Birthday • Elmer & the Lost Teddy       • Elmer & the Rainbow • Elmer & Wilbur   • Elmer & the Tune  • Elmer & the Race     • Elmer & the Lost Treasure • Elmer & the Bedtime Story 10 of our favourite kids picture books are reduced from £2 to only £1 each, as part of this fantastic bundle!   Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839133886 • Author: David Mc Kee • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback – Book Collection ...

Celebrate Elmer’s 30th Birthday with this much-loved picture book that shows children that it is OK to be different!  Elmer is different. Elmer is patchwork. The grey elephants all love him, but he soon starts to wonder what it would be like to be just the same as them... Deservedly a modern classic, with over ten million copies of his books sold worldwide.  Full of colour, wisdom & pathos, little readers will love this classic tale at bedtime.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781842707319 •†Author:†  David Mc Kee •†Publisher:†  Andersen Press; 12th edition •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 32 •†Dimensions:† 23.98 x 0.36 x 27.58 cm ...

Details: Elmo is making a super special surprise card for someone Elmo really loves, but a gust of wind blows it away!
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Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Now is your chance to find out when a magical Christmas wish is granted & Elmo gets to see what the world would be like if every day was Christmas! Along the way you can enjoy lots of songs & Christmas cheer with Elmo & his & friend, lightening the reindeer, & discover for yourself just why Christmas is best kept to one day a year! ...

Details: Waking up is easier when your friend Elmo is there to help you greet the day! Join Elmo as he explores his special
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