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Big Top Boss: JOHN RINGLING NORTH AND THE CIRCUS
University of Illinois Press, 1992
Cloth: 978-0-252-01901-2 | Paper: 978-0-252-06405-0 Library of Congress Classification GV1811.N67H36 1992
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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. See other books on: Circus | Circus owners | Performing Arts | Popular Culture | Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows See other titles from University of Illinois Press |
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Big Top Boss: JOHN RINGLING NORTH AND THE CIRCUS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
University of Illinois Press, 1992
Cloth: 978-0-252-01901-2
Paper: 978-0-252-06405-0
Cloth: 978-0-252-01901-2
Paper: 978-0-252-06405-0
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.
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.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
