ROBERT WADLOW:
WORLD’S TALLEST MAN
ROBERT WADLOW
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS
PRICE, SHEPARD. “REMEMBERING ROBERT WADLOW, THE WORLD’S TALLEST EVER MAN” THE INTELLIGENCER. AUGUST 25, 2021. ACCESSED 12 JANUARY 2022. https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Remembering-Robert-Wadlow-the-world-s-tallest-16411619.php
“REMEMBERING ALTON’S BELOVED ROBERT WADLOW, TALLEST MAN EVER, A CENTURY AFTER HIS BIRTH” ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO. JANUARY 11, 2018. ACCESSED 19 JANUARY 2022. https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-01-11/remembering-altons-beloved-robert-wadlow-tallest-man-ever-a-century-after-his-birth
SCHREMP HAHN, VALERIE “100 FACTS ABOUT ALTON’S GENTLE GIANT, ROBERT WADLOW”. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH FEB 22 2021. ACCESSED 15 JANUARY 2022. https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/100-facts-about-altons-gentle-giant-robert-wadlow/article_2190efe8-83c2-54c2-a257-c8d871b3e2f7.html
“ROBERT PERSHING WADLOW ALTON’S GENTLE GIANT”. ALTON MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART ACCESSED 12 JANUARY 2022. https://www.altonmuseum.com/html/robert_wadlow.html
“ROBERT WADLOW: TALLEST MAN EVER”. GUINESS WORLD RECORDS JULY 26, 2018 ACCESSED 12 JANUARY 2022. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/hall-of-fame/robert-wadlow-tallest-man-ever
Grossman, Ron. “Flashback: Robert Wadlow, the ‘Alton Giant’ who at age 21 was over 8 feet tall, fought for his dignity in court”. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE 9 April 2021. ACCESSED 5 DECEMBER 2022. https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-prem-opinion-flashback-alton-giant-robert-wadlow-20210408-mqawxhasobcevdfx2fnf5w5xvq-story.html
Nunoo, Favour. “The Ghanian giant reported to be the world’s tallest man: BBC NEWS< Pidgin, Gambaga. 1 January 2023. ACCESSED2 JANUARY 2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64032268
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