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"Four White Horses and a Brass Band" Feral Press Novel Cover by Mahendra Singh

Artist: Mahendra Singh (All)

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Four White Horses and a Brass Band Feral Press Novel Cover by Mahendra Singh Comic Art

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Title:	"Four White Horses and a Brass Band" Feral Press Novel Cover by Mahendra Singh
Artist:	Mahendra Singh (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
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Views:	93
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Added to Site:	4/29/2024
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This is the cover to an intriguing novel written by a woman named Violet McNeal and is a fis a first hand account from the wife of a "snake oil" medicine salesman and the life she lived. This cover was illustrated by Mahendra Singh; a great and detailed illustrator.

Book Description:
Violet McNeal ran away from her family’s rural Minnesota farm in the late 1880s and fell under the spell of conman and patent medicine “doctor” Will Archimbauld who hooked her on opium and promises of fame and fortune. Violet soon learned to become Princess Lotus Blossom and was the best pitchman, nostrum seller, and conwoman to roam the west in a torch-lit wagon. Four White Horses and a Brass Band is Violet’s story of life on the road with the medicine show and reveal the secrets of conman’s trade. Sick and nearly dead with addiction by age 30, she submits to the tortures of withdrawal and the “cure” to create a new life. First published in 1947, the Feral House edition features an extensive afterword on the history of the patent medicine trade and evolution of the lure of miracle cures and healers. Also included are a glossary of the grifter’s cant and samples of scripts used by Violet and other infamous “doctors”.

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James Dornoff
Member Since 2019

Posted on 6/7/2024

Another great piece by this very talented artist.

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