Stories Under The Big Top
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Stories Under The Big Top
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
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Stories Under The Big Top written by and has been published by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
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 : Bruce Feiler
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Under The Big Top written by Bruce Feiler and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Performing Arts categories.
Both a great American adventure and a rare entry into asheltered world, Under the Big Top describes one man's pursuit of every child's fantasy: running away to join the circus. Bruce Feiler's unforgettable year as a clown will forever change your view of one of the world's oldest art forms and remind you of how dreams can go horribly wrong -- and then miraculously come true.
Under The Big Top
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Author : Josh McMullen
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-02-25
Under The Big Top written by Josh McMullen and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-25 with Religion 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.
Fall Of The Big Top
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Author : David Lewis Hammarstrom
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2007-10-31
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 2007-10-31 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.
Circus
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Author : Ken Scholes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Circus written by Ken Scholes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Fiction categories.
Introducing stories of circuses traditional and bizarre, futuristic and steeped in tradition, joyful and heart-breaking! And among the actors you will find old friends, be they sad clowns or free-spirited gymnasts, as well as new ones -- mammoths, mechanical piano men, and things best not described at all. Come in, come all, and enjoy the literary show unfolding!
The Big Tent
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Author : Gregory J. Renoff
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2012-11-01
The Big Tent written by Gregory J. Renoff and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with History categories.
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.
Audrey Under The Big Top
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Author : Jessica Gunderson
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2022
Audrey Under The Big Top written by Jessica Gunderson and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Includes author's note, discussion questions, and glossary.
The Greatest Circus Stories Ever Told
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Author : Stephen Vincent Brennan
language : en
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Release Date : 2005
The Greatest Circus Stories Ever Told written by Stephen Vincent Brennan and has been published by Globe Pequot this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Circus categories.
A collection of stories from the earliest circus to the most modern. Author Stephen Vincent Brennan has worked as a circus clown, book editor, teacher, cabaret artist, actor, director, sheepherder and playwright. He is the editor of Classic Adventure Stories, Classic Exploration Stories, The Greatest Cowboy Stories Ever Told, and Classic American Hero Stories. He is now an actor and director with the Theater Wing of the Kaufman Center in New York City.
Agnes Under The Big Top
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Author : Aditi Brennan Kapil
language : en
Publisher: Samuel French, Incorporated
Release Date : 2012
Agnes Under The Big Top written by Aditi Brennan Kapil and has been published by Samuel French, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Drama categories.
" Agnes Under the Big Top: A Tall Tale " explores the intersecting lives of several immigrants in a US city. It is a magical tale of hope and disappointment, identity and reinvention, narrated by an itinerant subway busker. Against the subterranean rhythms of a subway train, a Liberian home care worker, a former Bulgarian ringmaster and his wife, an Indian call center escapee, and a bed-ridden American woman, find and redefine themselves in today's America.