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Author : George Conklin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Ways of the Circus written by George Conklin and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in the circus in the 19th century.
Author : George 1845- Conklin
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019439142
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book The Ways of the Circus; Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin, Tamer of Lions written by George 1845- Conklin and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this memoir, George Conklin shares his experiences as a lion tamer and circus performer, recounting his encounters with wild animals, colorful characters, and unexpected challenges. With humor and candor, he offers a behind-the-scenes look into the thrilling and dangerous world of the circus. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : George Conklin
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230389677
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (896 download)
Download or read book The Ways of the Circus; Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin, Tamer of Lions written by George Conklin and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... GREAT BRITAIN AND THE CONTINENT MY first trip to England was made in the fall of 1889 with the Barnum & Bailey show. This invasion of the "Old Country" was the idea of Mr. Bailey who worked out the plans for the undertaking, which was in the nature of an experiment, for no large American circus had ever before been to Europe, and just what its reception would be was problematical. It was a daring venture. If it "took," there were limitless possibilities in the way of success; if it did not, there was not only a diminishment of prestige, but a staggering financial loss to face. We sailed from New York October 20, 1889, in especially chartered boats, and reached London without mishap. Of course our coming had been much heralded in England, but there was a certain amount of skepticism as to our show being any better than the English, a feeling which of course was most pronounced among the British showmen themselves. The feeling was well shown by an incident that occurred soon after we docked and before we had begun to unload. A fellow who was proprietor of a small menagerie somewhere near London came on board, full of curiosity. It was Frank Bostock, later well known in this country, but at that time unheard of, "What 'ave you got to hexcite the Henglish people?" he asked me. "Oh, we've got some elephants, and some lions and tigers, some giraffes, some monkeys, and a lot of other animals, and a first-class circus," I told him. "Why, we've got loyns and toigers and helephants, and all those things over 'ere. You cawn't interest the people with those things, you know," Bostock answered, and Willie Sholes, a rider, who had been listening, broke in: "Never mind, Johnnie Bull, we've got a Yankee circus here, and we're going to show you fellows a...
Author : George 1845- Conklin
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015248243
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (482 download)
Download or read book The Ways of the Circus; Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin, Tamer of Lions written by George 1845- Conklin and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : George CONKLIN
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (558 download)
Download or read book The Ways of the Circus. Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin, Tamer of Lions. Set Down by Harvey W. Root ... Illustrated written by George CONKLIN and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Micah D. Childress
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 1621903958
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (219 download)
Download or read book Circus Life written by Micah D. Childress and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2023-08-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nineteenth century saw the American circus move from a reviled and rejected form of entertainment to the “Greatest Show on Earth.” Circus Life by Micah D. Childress looks at this transition from the perspective of the people who owned and worked in circuses and how they responded to the new incentives that rapid industrialization made possible. The circus has long been a subject of fascination for many, as evidenced by the millions of Americans that have attended circus performances over many decades since 1870, when the circus established itself as a truly unique entertainment enterprise. Yet the few analyses of the circus that do exist have only examined the circus as its own closed microcosm—the “circus family.” Circus Life, on the other hand, places circus employees in the larger context of the history of US workers and corporate America. Focusing on the circus as a business-entertainment venture, Childress pushes the scholarship on circuses to new depths, examining the performers, managers, and laborers’ lives and how the circus evolved as it grew in popularity over time. Beginning with circuses in the antebellum era, Childress examines changes in circuses as gender balances shifted, industrialization influenced the nature of shows, and customers and crowds became increasingly more middle-class. As a study in sport and social history, Childress’s account demonstrates how the itinerant nature of the circus drew specific types of workers and performers, and how the circus was internally in constant upheaval due to the changing profile of its patrons and a changing economy. MICAH D. CHILDRESS received his PhD in history from Purdue University and currently works as a Realtor® in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His articles have appeared in Popular Entertainment Studies and American Studies.
Author : Joe Nickell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813123585
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (235 download)
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.
Author : Janet M. Davis
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807853993
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (539 download)
Download or read book The Circus Age written by Janet M. Davis and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davis examines the history and cultural significance of circuses and Wild West shows in turn-of-the-century America.
Author : Chicago Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Book Bulletin written by Chicago Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Among Our Books written by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peta Tait
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000156052
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Routledge Circus Studies Reader written by Peta Tait and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Circus Studies Reader offers an absorbing critical introduction to this diverse and emerging field. It brings together the work of over 30 scholars in this discipline, including Janet Davis, Helen Stoddart and Peta Tait, to highlight and address the field’s key historical, critical and theoretical issues. It is organised into three accessible sections, Perspectives, Precedents and Presents, which approach historical aspects, current issues, and the future of circus performance. The chapters, grouped together into 13 theme-based sub-sections, provide a clear entry point into the field and emphasise the diversity of approaches available to students and scholars of circus studies. Classic accounts of performance, including pieces by Philippe Petit and Friedrich Nietzsche, are included alongside more recent scholarship in the field. Edited by two scholars whose work is strongly connected to the dynamic world of performance, The Routledge Circus Studies Reader is an essential teaching and study resource for the emerging discipline of circus studies. It also provides a stimulating introduction to the field for lovers of circus.
Author : Simon Trussler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521603270
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (32 download)
Download or read book New Theatre Quarterly 78: Volume 20, Part 2 written by Simon Trussler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-03-21 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet.
Author : Library Association (Portland, Or.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Our Library written by Library Association (Portland, Or.) and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Boston Public Library
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Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Bulletin of the Public Library of the City of Boston written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gregory J. Renoff
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820344370
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)
Download or read book The Big Tent written by Gregory J. Renoff and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Susan Nance
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807894052
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book How the Arabian Nights Inspired the American Dream, 1790-1935 written by Susan Nance and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have always shown a fascination with the people, customs, and legends of the "East--witness the popularity of the stories of the Arabian Nights, the performances of Arab belly dancers and acrobats, the feats of turban-wearing vaudeville magicians, and even the antics of fez-topped Shriners. In this captivating volume, Susan Nance provides a social and cultural history of this highly popular genre of Easternized performance in America up to the Great Depression. According to Nance, these traditions reveal how a broad spectrum of Americans, including recent immigrants and impersonators, behaved as producers and consumers in a rapidly developing capitalist economy. In admiration of the Arabian Nights, people creatively reenacted Eastern life, but these performances were also demonstrations of Americans' own identities, Nance argues. The story of Aladdin, made suddenly rich by rubbing an old lamp, stood as a particularly apt metaphor for how consumer capitalism might benefit each person. The leisure, abundance, and contentment that many imagined were typical of Eastern life were the same characteristics used to define "the American dream." The recent success of Disney's Aladdin movies suggests that many Americans still welcome an interpretation of the East as a site of incredible riches, romance, and happy endings. This abundantly illustrated account is the first by a historian to explain why and how so many Americans sought out such cultural engagement with the Eastern world long before geopolitical concerns became paramount.
Author : Josh Chetwynd
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762785292
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)
Download or read book How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun written by Josh Chetwynd and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes it’s neither art nor science that serves as the origins of the everyday kitchen and food items that we take for granted today. Sometimes, as Josh Chetwynd shows us in How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun, some of our greatest culinary achievements were simply by-products of “damned good luck.” In How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun, Josh explores the origins of kitchen inventions, products, and foodstuff in seventy-five short essays that dispel popular myths and draw lines between food facts and food fiction. Josh’s charming text combined with simple line illustrations makes this an excellent gift and go-to source book for all food and trivia buffs.
