The Man Behind The Legend – Lawrence Of Arabia
World War I is filled with many epic tales, but few top that of Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence’s, also known as Lawrence of Arabia. Lawrence was a bomb expert that cooperated with rebel Arab factions to obliterate the Ottoman Empire’s civil and industrial structures. Lawrence reported the demolishing of 79 railway bridges, leading to each one needing to be painstakingly rebuilt. Railways would be so terrible sabotaged by the colonel that their obliterated remains can still be visited today, their removal being considered a waste of time by the Turkish authorities.
The Man Behind The Legend
Big Cat, Small Man
At 30 inches, Henry Behrens was the tiniest human being on Earth during his time. His weight came in at around 32 pounds. He would spend much of his novel career as part of Burton Lester’s assortment of exceptionally minuscule individuals, roaming around the globe performing shows. Behrens did not resent being made into a spectacle, and admittedly loved the time that he spent with the troupe. Here he is seen waltzing with his relatively enormous pet cat in 1956.
Big Cat Small Man
