Charles Chesma Cartney, known as the Goat Man, left his farm at 14 to join a circus, where he met his wife, a Spanish knife thrower. After four years, they parted ways, and Ches continued to travel, eventually becoming a preacher, dedicating his life to telling people about God's saving grace. He built a wagon pulled by goats and traveled across America, preaching and selling postcards and pictures of himself and his goats.
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