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Book Synopsis FREAK SHOW: Back into the Circus by : Carolyne McNabb
Download or read book FREAK SHOW: Back into the Circus written by Carolyne McNabb and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-18 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Freak Show" is my second collection of poems that I've published. As with my first collection, I have no intention of pleasing anyone with what I write. The things I write are for my own therapy in a world of insanity. I'm sorry, reader, but your happiness is not my concern. I love to write and publish for my pleasure, and also to leave something behind for my family when I'm gone. It isn't much of an accomplishment, but to me it is my mark on the world that has marked me in numberless ways.
Download or read book The Wonders written by John Woolf and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of the Victorian freak show and circus, and the remarkable cast of characters who performed in them.
Download or read book Truevine written by Beth Macy and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and displayed as circus freaks, and whose mother endured a 28-year struggle to get them back. The year was 1899 and the place a sweltering tobacco farm in the Jim Crow South town of Truevine, Virginia. George and Willie Muse were two little boys born to a sharecropper family. One day a white man offered them a piece of candy, setting off events that would take them around the world and change their lives forever. Captured into the circus, the Muse brothers performed for royalty at Buckingham Palace and headlined over a dozen sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden. They were global superstars in a pre-broadcast era. But the very root of their success was in the color of their skin and in the outrageous caricatures they were forced to assume: supposed cannibals, sheep-headed freaks, even "Ambassadors from Mars." Back home, their mother never accepted that they were "gone" and spent 28 years trying to get them back. Through hundreds of interviews and decades of research, Beth Macy expertly explores a central and difficult question: Where were the brothers better off? On the world stage as stars or in poverty at home? Truevine is a compelling narrative rich in historical detail and rife with implications to race relations today.
Download or read book Freak Show written by Robert Bogdan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cultural history of the travelling freak show in America chronicles the rise and fall of the industry as attitudes about disability evolved. From 1840 until 1940, hundreds of freak shows crisscrossed the United States, from the smallest towns to the largest cities, exhibiting their casts of dwarfs, giants, Siamese twins, bearded ladies, savages, snake charmers, fire eaters, and other oddities. By today’s standards such displays would be considered cruel and exploitative—the pornography of disability. Yet for one hundred years the freak show was widely accepted as one of America’s most popular forms of entertainment. Robert Bogdan’s fascinating social history brings to life the world of the freak show and explores the culture that nurtured and, later, abandoned it. In uncovering this neglected chapter of show business, he describes in detail the flimflam artistry behind the shows, the promoters and the audiences, and the gradual evolution of public opinion from awe to embarrassment. Freaks were not born, Bogdan reveals; they were manufactured by the amusement world, usually with the active participation of the freaks themselves. Many of the "human curiosities" found fame and fortune, until the ascent of professional medicine transformed them from marvels into pathological specimens.
Book Synopsis Circus of Wonders by : Elizabeth Macneal
Download or read book Circus of Wonders written by Elizabeth Macneal and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the “lush, evocative Gothic” (The New York Times Book Review) The Doll Factory comes an atmospheric and spectacular novel about a woman transformed by the arrival of a Victorian circus of wonders—“as moving as it is deeply entertaining” (Daniel Mason, New York Times bestselling author). Step up, step up! In 1860s England, circus mania is sweeping the nation. Crowds jostle for a glimpse of the lion-tamers, the dazzling trapeze artists and, most thrilling of all, the so-called “human wonders.” When Jasper Jupiter’s Circus of Wonders pitches its tent in a poor coastal town, the life of one young girl changes forever. Sold to the ringmaster as a “leopard girl” because of the birthmarks that cover her body, Nell is utterly devastated. But as she grows close to the other performers, she finds herself enchanted by the glittering freedom of the circus, and by her own role as the Queen of the Moon and Stars. Before long, Nell’s fame spreads across the world—and with it, a chance for Jasper Jupiter to grow his own name and fortune. But what happens when her fame begins to eclipse his own, when even Jasper’s loyal brother Toby becomes captivated by Nell? No longer the quiet flower-picker, Nell knows her own place in the world, and she will fight for it. Circus of Wonders is a beautiful story about the “complex dance between exploitation and empowerment, and the question of what it really means to have control over your own life” (Naomi Ishiguro, author of Escape Routes).
Book Synopsis Persons of Color Freak Show & Circus Performers of the Past by : Al W. Blue, II.
Download or read book Persons of Color Freak Show & Circus Performers of the Past written by Al W. Blue, II. and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS BOOK TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE EARLY BLACK AND PERSONS OF COLOR.FREAK SHOW AND CIRCUS PERFORMERS.I HAVE TRIED TO GO BACK IN HISTORY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. BASED ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY. SOME OF THE IMAGES ARE GRAPHIC IN NATURE BUT ALL ARE BASED ON ACTUAL FACTS.IN SOME CASES THERE ARE ONLY OLD PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE NAME OF THE PERFORMER HAS BEEN LOST IN THE BOWELS OF HISTORY. I WILL CONTINUE THIS SERIES AS SOON AS I FIND MORE INTERESTING AND LOST FACTS. I HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY MY EN DEVOUR INTO THE PAST. IF YOU HAVE NEW FINDS FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT [email protected]. UNTIL WE MEET IN THE NEXT BOOK. ENJOY LIFE AND BE THANKFUL.
Download or read book Nobody's Fool written by Bill Griffith and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graphic biography of the real-life sideshow performer who inspired Zippy the Pinhead: “An uplifting, wonderfully humane book.” —The New York Times From Coney Island and the Ringling Bros. Circus to small-town carnivals and big-city sideshows, Nobody’s Fool follows the long, legendary career of Schlitzie, today best known for his appearance in the cult classic film Freaks, the making of which is a centerpiece of the story. In researching Schlitzie’s life, Griffith has tracked down primary sources and archives throughout the country, conducting interviews with those who worked with him and had intimate knowledge of his personality, his likes and dislikes, how he responded to being a sideshow “freak,” and much more. This graphic biography provides never-before-revealed details of his life, offering a unique look into his world and contributions to popular culture, including the immortal phrase “Are we having fun yet?” “Virtuoso comic-strip artist Bill Griffith gives voice to a true outcast—the sideshow attraction born Simon Metz (probably) in the Bronx (probably) in 1901.” —The New York Times “The underlying message of Nobody’s Fool? I get it—underneath our grandiose opinions of ourselves we’re all pinheads and freaks . . . The best graphic novel of the year.” —R. Crumb “A captivating labor of love that integrates American sideshow history and autobiographical segments . . . an astonishing life, beautifully told. Or, as Schlitzie would say, it’s boffo!” —Booklist (starred review) “A masterpiece of absurdity and humanity. After all these years Schlitzie still triggers laughter and tears.” —Steve Heller, Print
Book Synopsis The Amazing Circus Freak Show & Invisible Exile Review by : Cub McCallister
Download or read book The Amazing Circus Freak Show & Invisible Exile Review written by Cub McCallister and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pierre Saint Croix is a simple man, living in one of the most complex cities in the world: Las Vegas. Living a self-imposed exile, and running from his past crimes, he strives to keep his life uncomplicated, basically becoming invisible in society. Of course, this is not an easy task, especially with the outrageous characters in his life, like Fernando Cueto, an ex-professional athlete who still loves the spotlight, or Nalani Nihipali, a woman desperately searching for Prince Charming in all the wrong places, or the enigmatic Agdistis, who can only be described as living piece of art. Although Pierre deals with these wild and outlandish aspects, shades of his sordid and criminal past have begun to creep back into his life, making him realize that even a single loose thread can completely unravel a lifelong tapestry. Laughter and tears, thrills and frights, cheers and redemption await all who want to see the best show in town. So come one, come all, to The Amazing Circus Freak Show & Invisible Exile Review!
Book Synopsis Secrets of the Sideshows by : Joe Nickell
Download or read book Secrets of the Sideshows written by Joe Nickell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2005-09-09 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Joe Nickell - once a carnival pitchman, then a magician, private detective, and investigative writer - has pursued sideshow secrets for years and has worked the famous carnival midway at the Canadian National Exhibition. For this book, he interviewed showmen and performers, collected carnival memorabilia, researched published accounts of sideshows and their lore, and even performed some classic sideshow feats, such as eating fire and lying on a bed of nails as a cinderblock was broken on his chest. The result of these varied efforts, Secrets of the Sideshows tells the captivating story of the magic, tricks - real or illusory - and performers of the world's midway shows."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Only One Way written by Maria Joy and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS IS A GRITTY STORY Joy is a naive girl, curiously lured in by forbidden temptations. Being enticed, she is vividly engulfed, entrenched by foolish desires. Crystal Meth and twisted love pushed Joy past her limit of sanity. A world encapsulated in torment, deceptively isolated, Joy is lost. Shackled in chains, being held as a prisoner comes deprivation in the pit. Would Joy ever be free again? With no one on her side, but a loving Savior who she turned her back on all those years ago. Would it take death to make her rise again, in the powerful name of Jesus? Praise God. At the Cross my candle is lit and lifted up. “You are just one little piece, of something so much greater, than you could ever imagine.”
Book Synopsis Circus and Carnival Ballyhoo by : A. W. Stencell
Download or read book Circus and Carnival Ballyhoo written by A. W. Stencell and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The follow-up to Seeing is Believing (ECW Press, 2002) tells the fascinating story of the carnival in words and pictures. Circus and Carnival Ballyhoo follows the development of the circus sideshow with interviews and stories from sideshow workers that explain the role of freaks, working acts, managers and talkers and explores how important grift was to circuses and how it became located inside the sideshow.
Book Synopsis Razar I "The Beginning" by : Razar Productions
Download or read book Razar I "The Beginning" written by Razar Productions and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RAZAR Issue #1 "The Beginning" Featuring: Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy Tales. Magazine/Book with 160 Pages with 60 Fictional Stories, 12 Non-Fictional Articles, Reviews, Interviews, and Photo Stories, 118 Illustrations, 32 Photos. The book that reads like a magazine.
Book Synopsis One Man Escaped by : Steven F. Meeker
Download or read book One Man Escaped written by Steven F. Meeker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Close your eyes and picture September 16, 1914. A family member is murdered. What do you remember about the murder that day? This novel is about Alva C. Tenil Horr, who murdered his wife, Ida on that day in Danville, Illinois. Mr. Horr was arrested in August of the following year and swiftly tried the following month. He was sentence to Southern Illinois Penitentiary in Chester, Illinois for 25 years. He escaped from there in March of 1919. This novel is a time line of events before and after the murder. A great deal of effort has been taken to verify the sequence of events. The conversations that are illustrated in this novel are fictional. Some names have been changed. my family names have not. I do not mean to imply that I have written a novel about fictional characters. I have written a novel about real people who happen to live at a time somewhat removed from the present. Ida was my great aunt. She was born, Ida Meeker, October 10, 1879 in Bismark, Illinois. The pictures and documents illustrated in this novel help tell the story. This is Alvas and Idas story, and also the story of a great many other individuals and families. There are many beginnings to Idas story. Born in one era, maturing in another, watching the century transform into the next, she was unaware of the changes it would bring to her life and the lives of many local residents in Danville, Illinois. Steven F. Meeker
Book Synopsis Insights into Medicine and Surgery by : John Raffensperger
Download or read book Insights into Medicine and Surgery written by John Raffensperger and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores aspects of medical history that are usually overlooked by medical historians. It begins with anthropologic literature and accounts of the early explorers which describe sophisticated medical treatments and wound care by Native Americans that were superior to European practices at the time. The book also shows that the Samhita Sushruta, an ancient Indian medical text, and one of Socrates’ dialogues answer the age-old question of Hippocrates’ dictum against abortion and operating for bladder stones. It then dwells at length on the University of Edinburgh, the shining center of medical education from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, and provides biographical sketches to trace the history of American surgery from the early 19th century to the age of surgical staplers and minimally invasive operations. In addition, the book details the author’s experience with the greedy for-profit health care system and super specialization, providing the basis for suggestions to reform medical education and a not-for-profit, universal, non-governmental, regionalized system for the delivery of health care. Overall, the book will enhance the education of medical students and appeal to physicians with an interest in history.
Book Synopsis The Winter Freak Show by : Daniel Parsons
Download or read book The Winter Freak Show written by Daniel Parsons and published by Daniel Parsons. This book was released on 2018-12-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KIDS ARE VANISIHING IN VICTORIAN LONDON. ONLY TOBY KNOWS WHY. CAN HE SAVE THE CITY BEFORE FALLING VICTIM HIMSELF? After twelve-year-old Toby Carter escapes a brutal workhouse at Christmas, he can’t believe his good fortune. Adopted by a band of travelling performers called The Winter Freak Show who put on spellbinding shows each night, he finally believes he’s found the family he always wanted. Then everything falls apart. Children are disappearing throughout the city. Pretty soon, all evidence points to those Toby trusted the most and he finds himself caught up in a conspiracy far more sinister than he ever imagined. Defenceless and on the run, he’s confronted with two options: uncover the kidnapper before another child falls victim, or stand by and watch as the shadowy criminal becomes unstoppable. The fate of Christmas rests in the balance. The Winter Freak Show is the first book in Daniel Parsons’s spellbinding Twisted Christmas Trilogy. If you like vivid magic, fantastic creatures, and a race against time, then you’ll love this thrilling fantasy adventure. Pick up The Winter Freak Show to discover this exciting, new series today!
Book Synopsis Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #20 by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #20 written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-03 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #20 features the best in contemporary and classic mystery fiction, with a great linup of crimes and columns. This is a special All Sherlock Holmes Fiction issue! Here are: Features: From Watson’s Notebook, by John H. Watson, M. D. Ask Mrs Hudson, by (Mrs) Martha Hudson Non Fiction: Screen of the Crime, by Kim Newman Sherlock Holmes for Crown and Country, by Dan Andriacco Fiction: The Case of the Burnt Song, by Martin Rosenstock Sherlock Holmes: Discovering the Border Burghs and, by Deduction, The Brig Bazaar, In the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Singular Affair at Sissinghurst Castle, by David Marcum The Case of the Swindled Candidate, by Jack Grochot The Late Constable Avery, by G C Rosenquist The Strange Case of the Wrinkled Yeti of The Club Foot and his Abominable Life, by Gary Lovisi The Wrong Doctor, by Rafe McGregor The Case of the Missing Archaeologist, by Carla Coupe CLASSIC REPRINT: The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ART & CARTOONS: Ivan Murgia (Front Cover) Cartoon by Marc Bilgrey
Book Synopsis American Sideshow by : Marc Hartzman
Download or read book American Sideshow written by Marc Hartzman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-09-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look into the history of the American sideshow and its performers. Learn what's real, what's fake, and what's just downright bizarre. You've probably heard of Tom Thumb. The Elephant Man. Perhaps even Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins. But what about Eli Bowen, the legless acrobat? Or Prince Randian, the human torso? These were just a few of the many stars that shone during the heyday of the American sideshow, from 1840 to 1950. American Sideshow chronicles the lives of truly amazing performers, examining these brave and extraordinary curiosities not just as sideshow performers but as people, delving into the lives they led and the ways they were able to triumph over and even benefit from their abnormalities. American Sideshow discusses the rise and fall of the original sideshows and their subsequent replacement by today's self-made freaks. With the progress of modern medicine, technological advancements, and the wonderful world of body modification, abnormalities are being overcome, treated and even prevented: Siamese twins can now be separated, and in addition to this, tongues can be forked, horns surgically implanted, and earlobes removed. There are also, of course, modern-day giants, fire eaters, sword swallowers, glass eaters, human blockheads, and oh, so much more. These fascinating personalities are celebrated through intimate biographies paired with stunning photographs. Approximately two hundred performers from the past one hundred and sixty years are featured, giving readers a comprehensive and sometimes astonishing look into the history of the American sideshow
