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Who was Robert Ripley? /

Ripley, Robert L. (1890-1949)

Who was Robert Ripley? /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Who was Robert Ripley? // by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley.
Author:	Anderson, Kirsten
other author:	Foley, Tim,
Published:	New York :Grosset & Dunlap, : c2015.,
Description:	104 p. :ill., maps ; : 20 cm.;
Subject:	Journalists - Biography. - United States -
Online resource:	ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780448482989.jpg
ISBN:	9780448482989 (pbk.) :

Who was Robert Ripley? /
Anderson, Kirsten

Who was Robert Ripley? /by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley. - New York :Grosset & Dunlap,c2015. - 104 p. :ill., maps ;20 cm. - Who was...?.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 104).

"Enter a world of shrunken heads, mystic holy men, shriveled aliens, and bizarre relics in the delightfully odd tale of Robert Ripley. Born in California, Ripley began his career as a sports cartoonist. He went on to chronicle global records and oddities in his weekly column, Believe It Or Not! After publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst took an interest in the column, it became a syndicated global success. Ripley spent his life traveling to more than 200 countries in search of strange objects and interesting facts. His penchant for the peculiar launched an entertainment empire, and his collection of artifacts can be seen worldwide at his famous Odditoriums. Believe It Or Not!"--

ISBN: 9780448482989 (pbk.) :NT191

LCCN: 2014045699Subjects--Personal Names:

1090646
Ripley, Robert L.
1890-1949--Juvenile literature.Subjects--Topical Terms:

950466
Journalists
--United States--Biography.

LC Class. No.: PN4874.R53 / T57 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 031.092

Who was Robert Ripley? /
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