Cradle Of The American Circus

Author : Jo Pitkin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625840810
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cradle of the American Circus written by Jo Pitkin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americas circusa spectacle of flying trapeze artists, colorful clowns and trained animal acts under the big topgrew out of the traveling menagerie phenomenon in Somers, New York, in the 1800s. To commemorate this proud local heritage, award-winning poet and Somers native Jo Pitkin presents a collection of poems inspired by the people, events and fantastic ephemera of the glory days of the Somers showmen. Complementing her dazzling lines are essays by regional historians that explain Somerss unique role as the Cradle of the American Circus. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, step up, step up! The show is about to begin.

Author : Jo Pitkin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625840810
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cradle of the American Circus written by Jo Pitkin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americas circusa spectacle of flying trapeze artists, colorful clowns and trained animal acts under the big topgrew out of the traveling menagerie phenomenon in Somers, New York, in the 1800s. To commemorate this proud local heritage, award-winning poet and Somers native Jo Pitkin presents a collection of poems inspired by the people, events and fantastic ephemera of the glory days of the Somers showmen. Complementing her dazzling lines are essays by regional historians that explain Somerss unique role as the Cradle of the American Circus. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, step up, step up! The show is about to begin.

Author : Wilton Eckley
Publisher : Boston : Twayne Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Circus written by Wilton Eckley and published by Boston : Twayne Publishers. This book was released on 1984 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Lewis Hammarstrom
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476608350
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fall of the Big Top written by David Lewis Hammarstrom and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Dean Jensen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Biggest, the Smallest, the Longest, the Shortest written by Dean Jensen and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Katherine H. Adams
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476600791
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women of the American Circus, 1880-1940 written by Katherine H. Adams and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the years 1880 to 1940, the glory days of the American circus, a third to a half of the cast members were women--a large group of very visible American workers whose story needs telling. This book, using sources such as diaries, autobiographies, newspaper accounts, films, posters, and route books, first considers the popular media's presentation of these performers as unnatural and scandalous--as well as romantic and thrilling. Next are the stories told by circus women, which contradict and complicate other versions of their lives. Across America in those years an array of acts featured women, such as tableaux, freak shows, girlie shows, tiger acts, and aerial performances, all involving special skills and all detailed here. The book offers a unique and fascinating view of not just the circus but of what it meant to be an American woman at work.

Author : S.L. Kotar
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786487003
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise of the American Circus, 1716-1899 written by S.L. Kotar and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To both young and old, the circus remains an icon of American entertainment, a wholesome pastime untouched by the passing years. But the modern circus, with its three rings, ringmaster, animals, and acrobats, is the product of nearly three hundred years of evolution. This intriguing work chronicles the history of the American circus from its roots in England through its importation to America to the end of the nineteenth century. It introduces the early pioneers of the circus, addresses business concerns such as management and training, and discusses the development of the show itself, including the incorporation of menageries, the need for animal training and care, the addition of circus music, the use of the tent, and the unique attractions of side shows and "freaks." Personal stories of those who made their lives under the "big top" are woven throughout the narrative, adding an intimate perspective to one of America's most enduring entertainments.

Author : Susan Weber
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300185393
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Circus written by Susan Weber and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A showcase of the "golden age" of the circus in America

Author : Andrea Ringer
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252056744
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Circus World written by Andrea Ringer and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1870s to the 1960s, circuses crisscrossed the nation providing entertainment. A unique workforce of human and animal laborers from around the world put on the show. They also formed the backbone of a tented entertainment industry that raised new questions about what constituted work and who counted as a worker. Andrea Ringer examines the industry-wide circus world--the collection of shows that traveled by rail, wagon, steamboat, and car--and the traditional and nontraditional laborers who created it. Performers and their onstage labor played an integral part in the popularity of the circus. But behind the scenes, other laborers performed the endless menial tasks that kept the show on the road. Circus operators regulated employee behavior both inside and outside the tent even as the employees themselves blurred the line between leisure and labor until, in all parts of the show, the workers could not escape their work. Illuminating and vivid, Circus World delves into the gender, class, and even species concerns within an extinct way of life.

Author : Stuart Thayer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963601919
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Traveling Showmen written by Stuart Thayer and published by . This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: