[PW] 19th century bodybuilder?

[AllenAmet at aol.com]

Hi,

   I am trying to write an article on a strange character named Leonide 
Keating, who was born in England around 1855 and came to the US ten years later. In 
1900, he was living in Niles, Michigan, but he also worked in Chicago.

  He wrote an odd book in 1901, called 'Man In the Infinite Universe,' which 
was rather "far out", but also contained an illustrated section on his method 
of body building ("think rigid") - he looked like the Arnold S. of his time, 
and did quite well financially. At one point (ca 1905), he owned a large 
country farm with a "40-ton icehouse."

  Can anyone recommend a good book on the history of US body building, which 
hopefully might mention him? I don't know when he died...

Much thanks!

Allen