The author made a very readable story out of events from the past. Although much of this book had to be conjecture on the authors part, it is documented well enough that it seems to be for the most part true. A very interesting story of Truman Hunt, a doctor with a very good moral compass at start that goes terribly bad. The dog eating and head hunting fillipino tribe, that he tries to help by bringing them to exhibit them to the Americans turns out to have horrible results for the Igorottes and for Truman Hunt . Truman started out as a friend and was trying to help them, and offered to give them money for selling trinkets and being on display, but in the end he spent money as fast as he got it. It came to the point where he physically took money out of the hands of the natives and kept them in poverty. The government stepped in and they were returned home.
The Lost Tribe of Coney Island is a New York Post “must read”! October 2014
Coney Island, summer 1905: a new attraction opened at Luna Park. Within weeks it would be the talk of the nation.
For the first time, The Lost Tribe of Coney Island unearths the incredible true story of the Igorrotes, a group of “headhunting, dog eating” tribespeople brought to America from the Philippines by the opportunistic showman Truman K. Hunt. At Luna Park, the g-string-clad Filipinos performed native dances and rituals before a wide-eyed public in a mocked-up tribal village. Millions of Americans flocked to see the tribespeople slaughter live dogs for their daily canine feasts and to hear thrilling tales of headhunting. The Igorrotes became a national sensation—they were written up in newspaper headlines, portrayed in cartoons, and even featured in advertising jingles, all fueled by Truman’s brilliant publicity stunts.
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By the end of the summer season, the Igorrote show had made Truman a rich man. But his genius had a dark side and soon he would be on the run across America with the tribe in tow, pursued by ex-wives, creditors, Pinkerton detectives, and the tireless agents of American justice.
Award-winning journalist Claire Prentice brings this forgotten chapter in American history to life with vivid prose and rich historical detail. The book boasts a colorful cast of characters, including the mercurial Truman Hunt; his ambitious, young Filipino interpreter, Julio Balinag; Fomoaley Ponci, the tribe’s loquacious, self-important leader; Luna Park impresarios Fred Thompson and Elmer “Skip” Dundy; and Frederick Barker, the government man dead set on bringing Truman to justice.
At its heart, The Lost Tribe of Coney Island is a tale of what happens when two cultures collide in the pursuit of money, adventure, and the American Dream. It is a story that makes us question who is civilized and who is savage.
Info For The Lost Tribe of Coney Island: Headhunters, Luna Park, and the Man Who Pulled Off the Spectacle of the Century
- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: New Harvest; 1 edition (October 14, 2014)
- Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 6.8 x 9.5 inches
- Author: Claire Prentice
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 054426228X
- ISBN-13: 978-0544262287
About the Author
Claire Prentice is an award-winning journalist whose work has been published in the Washington Post, the London Times, the Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, BBC Online, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Claire.
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