Stories Under The Big Top

Stories Under The Big Top
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Publisher : Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
Total Pages : 24
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

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Battle for the Big Top

Battle for the Big Top
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Publisher : PublicAffairs
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9781541762268
ISBN-13 : 1541762266
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Battle for the Big Top by : Les Standiford

“Les Standiford takes us under the big top and behind the curtain in this richly researched and thoroughly engaging narrative that captures all of the entrepreneurial intrigue and spirit of the American circus.” —Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Devil in the Grove Millions have sat under the “big top,” watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created one of our country’s most beloved pastimes. In Battle for the Big Top, New York Times–bestselling author Les Standiford brings to life a remarkable era when three circus kings—James Bailey, P. T. Barnum, and John Ringling—all vied for control of the vastly profitable and influential American Circus. Ultimately, the rivalry of these three men resulted in the creation of an institution that would surpass all intentions and, for 147 years, hold a nation spellbound. Filled with details of their ever-evolving showmanship, business acumen, and personal magnetism, this Ragtime-like narrative will delight and enchant circus-lovers and anyone fascinated by the American experience.

Murder Under the Big Top

Murder Under the Big Top
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Publisher : Wives of Bath Press
Total Pages : 332
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ISBN-10 : 0999458469
ISBN-13 : 9780999458464
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Murder Under the Big Top by : Heather Haven

Winner of the Silver IPPY for Best Mystery Novel 2014. Up and coming circus performer, Jeri Deane, finds a young clown strangled inside a beloved lion's cage. The town sheriff's threat to close down the Big Top won't stop her from finding his killer. Beneath the spangles and sawdust of the canvas sky, Jeri uncovers deceit, treachery, and secrets more dangerous than any death-defying trick in the circus. Even she has much to hide. If the Big top survives the season, will she be able to face her own hidden past? Heather Haven is the daughter of real-life Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus folk. Her mother was a trapeze artist/performer and father, an elephant trainer. Heather brings the daily existence of the Big Top to life during World War II, embellished by her own murderous imagination.

Ben's Adventures

Ben's Adventures
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ISBN-10 : 1732703426
ISBN-13 : 9781732703421
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

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Queen of the Air

Queen of the Air
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9780307986580
ISBN-13 : 0307986586
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Queen of the Air by : Dean N. Jensen

A true life Water for Elephants, Queen of the Air brings the circus world to life through the gorgeously written, true story of renowned trapeze artist and circus performer Leitzel, Queen of the Air, the most famous woman in the world at the turn of the 20th century, and her star-crossed love affair with Alfredo Codona, of the famous Flying Codona Brothers. Like today's Beyonce, Madonna, and Cher, she was known to her vast public by just one name, Leitzel. There may have been some regions on earth where her name was not a household expression, but if so, they were likely on polar ice caps or in the darkest, deepest jungles. Leitzel was born into Dickensian circumstances, and became a princess and then a queen. She was not much bigger than a good size fairy, just four-foot-ten and less than 100 pounds. In the first part of the 20th century, she presided over a sawdust fiefdom of never-ending magic. She was the biggest star ever of the biggest circus ever, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Greatest Show on Earth. In her life, Leitzel had many suitors (and three husbands), but only one man ever fully captured her heart. He was the handsome Alfredo Codona, the greatest trapeze flyer that had ever lived, the only one in his time who, night after night, executed the deadliest of all big-top feats, The Triple--three somersaults in midair while traveling at 60 m.p.h. The Triple, the salto mortale, as the Italians called it, took the lives of more daredevils than any other circus stunt.

The Big Tent

The Big Tent
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9780820344379
ISBN-13 : 0820344370
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis The Big Tent by : Gregory J. Renoff

For many people, the circus, with its clowns, exotic beasts, and other colorful iconography, is lighthearted entertainment. Yet for Greg Renoff and other scholars, the circus and its social context also provide a richly suggestive repository of changing attitudes about race, class, religion, and consumerism. In the South during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, traveling circuses fostered social spaces where people of all classes and colors could grapple with the region’s upheavals. The Big Tent relates the circus experience from the perspectives of its diverse audiences, telling what locals might have seen and done while the show was in town. Renoff digs deeper, too. He points out, for instance, that the performances of these itinerant outfits in Jim Crow-era Georgia allowed boisterous, unrestrained interaction between blacks and whites on show lots and on city streets on Circus Day. Renoff also looks at encounters between southerners and the largely northern population of circus owners, promoters, and performers, who were frequently accused of inciting public disorder and purveying lowbrow prurience, in part due to residual anger over the Civil War. By recasting itself as a showcase of athleticism, equestrian skill, and God’s wondrous animal creations, the circus appeased community leaders, many of whose businesses prospered during circus visits. Ranging across a changing social, cultural, and economic landscape, The Big Tent tells a new history of what happened when the circus came to town, from the time it traveled by wagon and river barge through its heyday during the railroad era and into its initial decline in the age of the automobile and mass consumerism.

Under the Big Tree

Under the Big Tree
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Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages : 235
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ISBN-10 : 9781421427232
ISBN-13 : 1421427230
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Under the Big Tree by : Ellen Agler

With a foreword by Bill Gates, this book fascinates, inspires, and gives readers concrete steps for further engagement.

Fall of the Big Top

Fall of the Big Top
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1476691355
ISBN-13 : 9781476691350
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Fall of the Big Top by : David Lewis Hammarstrom

Once an eagerly awaited spectacle, the traveling circus--that miracle of red wagons, trumpeting elephants and spangled trapeze artists that slipped into town at dawn and disappeared by midnight--has all but vanished from the American landscape. This work explores circus history from 1793 to the present and addresses the forces of modern culture (such as the popularity of Cirque du Soleil, and pressure from the animal rights movement) that are pushing big top shows toward what the author calls "circus ballet." Numerous photographs and in-depth interviews conducted with show owners, performers and directors enrich the narrative. Overall, the book reveals a sobering contrast between circuses of yesterday and today, even as it honors the outstanding performers who created, and have sustained, the enduring appeal of the circus.

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep
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Publisher : DigiCat
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : EAN:8596547190608
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Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis The Big Sleep by : Raymond Chandler

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Tented

Tented
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Publisher : Lethe Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9781590213445
ISBN-13 : 1590213440
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Tented by : Jerry Wheeler

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Step right up and read stories both salacious and miraculous! Only fifteen dollars for the Grand Tour of Tented! That's three fins to meet the Great Masturbator! Three Lincolns to explore a post-apocalyptic future where every clown has his very own catamite! Yes, my friends, these stories are guaranteed to amaze, beguile, and captivate. That's the ABC's, my boy. Stay close, you might learn something. We have acrobats ready to assume positions, knife-throwers blade in-hand, the stickiest, sweetest cotton candy around, and even a Hall of Mirrors to reflect your deepest desires! Featuring performances by such talented artistes as Steve Berman, Tom Cardamone and Sean Meriwether.