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Author : Rob Harrell
language : en
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Release Date : 2012-12-11
Big Top written by Rob Harrell and has been published by Andrews McMeel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-11 with Humor categories.
"Harrell's work combines pop culture, innocence, friendship, and some of the seamier side of the circus background that only adults can appreciate." Come one! Come all . . . to the exciting world of Big Top! Rob Harrell's three-ring comic strip has already packed the house with fans eager for his hilarious take on the circus and those who bring it to life. The circus and its colorful cast—led by 10-year-old Pete and his happily reformed performing bear, Wink—are a perfect metaphor for life. It's not always what happens on the surface, Big Top reminds us, but what takes place backstage that delivers the lessons and the humor. Pete and Wink keep plenty of odd company, including Kingston, coolest king of the jungle; Stucco, a mute clown who still manages to make his point; Manfred, the bookish monkey; Dusty, the wisecracking tell-it-like-it-is trained poodle; Andrea, the new acrobat girl who's caught Pete's eye; and Hairy Mary the Bearded Lady, a mother figure to them all. Take this crew on the road and you get an endless array of situations and relationships, care and impatience, honesty and intolerance. It's like one big Big Top family . . . one that welcomes all readers for the mere price of a ticket.
Big Top Boss
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Author : David Hammarstrom
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1994-01-15
Big Top Boss written by David Hammarstrom and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This first balanced picture of circus king John Ringling North explored the remarkable career of the man who ran Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily for thirty years. David Lewis Hammarstrom details how North guided the circus through adversities ranging from depressions and wars to crippling labor strikes and rapidly changing trends in American entertainment. Hammarstrom interviewed a host of circus figures including North himself; his formers, directors, and department heads who were involved with the circus when North owned and operated it.
Big Top S Barbershop
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Author : Patricia Maclin
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2018-09-29
Big Top S Barbershop written by Patricia Maclin and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-29 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A chapter book about an afternoon in the life of a boy who learns life lessons in Character Education at a popular barbershop. The shop is on a corner in an inner- city neighborhood. This popular gathering place is visited by some very serious characters and a few funny ones as well. All of whom serve as mentors for the little guy in their own special way.
Battle For The Big Top
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Author : Les Standiford
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-06-15
Battle For The Big Top written by Les Standiford and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-15 with History categories.
“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.
Under The Big Top
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Author : Josh McMullen
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015
Under The Big Top written by Josh McMullen and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
Under the Big Top examines the immensely popular big tent revivals of turn-of-the-twentieth-century America and develops a new framework for understanding Protestantism in this transformative period of the nation's history. Contemporary critics of the revivalists often depicted them as anxious and outdated religious opponents of a modern, urban nation. Early historical accounts likewise portrayed tent revivalists as Victorian hold-outs, bent on re-establishing nineteenth-century values and religion in a new America. In this revisionist work, Josh McMullen argues that, contrary to these stereotypes, big tent revivalists actually participated in the shift away from Victorianism and helped in the construction of a new consumer culture in the United States. How did the United States became the most consumer-driven and yet one of the most religious societies in the western world? McMullen shows that revivalists and their audiences reconciled the Protestant ethic of salvation with the emerging consumer ethos by cautiously unlinking Christianity from Victorianism and joining it to the new, emerging consumer culture. Under the Big Top helps to explain the continued appeal of both the therapeutic and the salvific worldview to many Americans as well as the ambivalence that accompanies this combination.
Beneath The Big Top
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Author : Steve Ward
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-09-03
Beneath The Big Top written by Steve Ward and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-03 with Performing Arts categories.
“A valuable and illuminating read, shedding a lot of light on the political, economic and technological factors that have driven circus evolution” (The Circus Diaries). Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the “modern” tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eyewitness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore the triumphs and disasters of the circus world. He reveals the stories beneath the big top during the golden age of the circus and the lives of circus folk, which were equally colorful outside the ring: • Pablo Fanque, Britain’s first black circus proprietor • The Chipperfield dynasty, who started out in 1684 on the frozen Thames • Katie Sandwina, world’s strongest woman and part-time crime-fighter • The Sylvain brothers, who fell in love with the same woman in the ring “As a former circus performer and now teacher and circus professional I thoroughly enjoyed this book!! The Circus has such a rich history and Steve does an amazing job at not only chronicling it but also telling entertaining and wonderful stories throughout. The photos are also amazing!! I recommend this book for both circus professionals and also for everyone else . . . it is a fabulous read for all!!” —Carrie Heller, Circus Arts Institute (Atlanta, GA)
Under The Big Top Gr Pk K
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Author : Vera Trembach
language : en
Publisher: Rainbow Horizons Publishing
Release Date : 1997-01-01
Under The Big Top Gr Pk K written by Vera Trembach and has been published by Rainbow Horizons Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Education categories.
Welcome to the Big Top! Our versatile resource includes a big book, changes, hands-on activities, and many visuals of the circus. Art activities include: Big Top Circus Train and What's Under the Big Top. We've also included a Big Top Poem, My Circus Word Book, the rebus story "A Life in the Circus," illustrations and certificates. Students will explore the early stages of language arts skills using a circus theme. A Big Top chart gives suggested classroom activities that stimulate creative thinking. The circus is an exciting event for all children. Under the Big Top can help you make your theme study more visually attractive. The Big Top Poem uses early math concepts, such as asking the students to put two elephants in the second ring. Students create several Big Books featuring illustrations and text. This Primary Studies lesson provides a teacher and student section with illustrations, poems, big book, hands-on activities, word search, and card game to create a well-rounded lesson plan.
Fall Of The Big Top
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Author : David Lewis Hammarstrom
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-04-25
Fall Of The Big Top written by David Lewis Hammarstrom and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-25 with Social Science categories.
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.
In The Shadow Of The Big Top
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Author : Maureen Brunsdale
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023
In The Shadow Of The Big Top written by Maureen Brunsdale and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Aerialists categories.
"The first-ever biography of Art Concello, one of the world's greatest trapeze artists and circus businessmen, this book goes beyond the showmanship displayed in the ring to reveal the inner workings of the circus that could both thrill a crowd and make incredible money"--
The Big Top On The Big Screen
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Author : Teresa Cutler-Broyles
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-01-10
The Big Top On The Big Screen written by Teresa Cutler-Broyles and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-10 with Social Science categories.
Circuses and film are a natural pairing, and the new essays making up this volume begin the exploration of how these two forms of entertainment have often worked together to create a spectacle of onscreen alchemy. The films discussed herein are an eclectic group, ranging from early silent comedies to animated, 21st century examples, in which circuses serve as liminal or carnivalesque spaces wherein characters--and by extension audience members--can confront issues as far-reaching as labor relations, sensuality, identity, ethics, and more. The circus as discussed in these essays encompasses the big top, the midway, the sideshow and the freak show; it becomes backdrop, character, catalyst and setting; and it is welcoming, malicious or terrifying. Circus performers are family, friends, foe or all of the above. And film is the medium that brings it all together. This volume starts the conversation about how circuses and film can combine to form productive, exciting spaces where almost anything can happen.