The Circus Boys in Dixie Land
The Circus Boys in Dixie Land

Author: Edgar B. P. Darlington

Publisher: 1st World Publishing

Published: 2005-09-20

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1421811219

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Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - "I reckon the fellows will turn out to see us tomorrow night, Teddy." "I hope so, Phil. We'll show them that we are real circus performers, won't we?" Phil Forrest nodded happily. "They know that already, I think. But we shall both feel proud to perform in our home town again. They haven't seen us in the ring since the day we first joined the show two years ago, and then it was only a little performance."

The Circus Boys on the Mississippi
The Circus Boys on the Mississippi

Author: Edgar B. P. Darlington

Publisher: 1st World Publishing

Published: 2005-09-20

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1421811235

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Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - "That is what I am asking you. Have you had any misunder-standing - angry words or anything of the sort with him?" persisted Phil Forrest, with a keen, inquiring glance into the face of his companion. "Well, maybe," admitted the Circus Boy, with evident reluctance. "What made you think I had?" "From the way he looked at you when you were standing in the paddock this afternoon, waiting for your cue to go on."

Women of the American Circus, 1880-1940
Women of the American Circus, 1880-1940

Author: Katherine H. Adams

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0786472286

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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.