Big Top

Author : Rob Harrell
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781449440763

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Big Top by Rob Harrell Pdf

"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.

Author : Les Standiford
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781541762268

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Battle for the Big Top by Les Standiford Pdf

“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.

Author : Bill Slavin
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781554538072

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Big Top Otto by Bill Slavin Pdf

Otto and Crackers continue to search for Georgie. A lead takes them on a road trip of small town USA.

Author : Laura A. Woollett
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613731178

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Big Top Burning by Laura A. Woollett Pdf

International Literacy Association Award Winner for Intermediate Nonfiction 2016 Eureka Children's Book Honor 2016 On July 6, 1944, thousands of fans made their way to Barbour Street in Hartford, Connecticut, to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performance. Not long after the show's start, a fire broke out and spread rapidly as panicked circus-goers pushed and scrambled to escape. Within 10 minutes the entire big top had burned to the ground, and 167 people never went home. Big Top Burning recounts the true story of one of the worst fire disasters in US history. It follows the tragic stories of the Cook family—including children Donald, Eleanor, and Edward, who were in the audience that day—and 15-year-old Robert Segee, a circus employee with an incendiary past. Drawing on primary sources and interviews with survivors, author Laura Woollett guides readers through several decades of investigations and asks, Wasthe unidentified body of a little girl nicknamed"Little Miss 1565" Eleanor Cook?Was the fire itself an act of arson—anddid Robert Segee set it? Young readers are invited to evaluate the evidence and draw their own conclusions. Combining a gripping disaster story, an ongoing detective and forensics saga, and vivid details about life in World War II–era America, Big Top Burning is sure to intrigue any history or real-life mystery fan.

Author : David Hammarstrom
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0252064054

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Big Top Boss by David Hammarstrom Pdf

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.

Author : Laura Woollett
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613731147

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Big Top Burning by Laura Woollett Pdf

Big Top Burning investigates the 1944 Hartford circus fire and invites readers to take part in a critical evaluation of the evidence The fire broke out at 2:40 p.m. Thousands of men, women, and children were crowded under Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's big top watching the Flying Wallendas begin their death-defying high-wire act. Suddenly someone screamed "Fire!" and the panic began. By 2:50 the tent had burned to the ground. Not everyone had made it out alive. With primary source documents and survivor interviews, Big Top Burning recounts the true story of the 1944 Hartford circus fire—one of the worst fire disasters in U.S. history. Its remarkable characters include Robert Segee, a 15-year-old circus roustabout and known pyromaniac, and the Cook children, Donald, Eleanor, and Edward, who were in the audience when the circus tent caught fire. Guiding readers through the investigations of the mysteries that make this moment in history so fascinating, this book asks: Was the unidentified body of a little girl nicknamed "Little Miss 1565" Eleanor Cook? Was the fire itself an act of arson—and did Robert Segee set it? Big Top Burning combines a gripping disaster story, an ongoing detective and forensics saga, and World War II–era American history, inviting middle-grades readers to take part in a critical evaluation of the evidence and draw their own conclusions.

Author : Patricia Maclin
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781504978767

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Big Top’s Barbershop by Patricia Maclin Pdf

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.

Author : Josh McMullen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199397860

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Under the Big Top by Josh McMullen Pdf

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.

Author : Steve Ward
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781473840867

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Beneath the Big Top by Steve Ward Pdf

“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)

Author : David Lewis Hammarstrom
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476608358

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Fall of the Big Top by David Lewis Hammarstrom Pdf

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 : Maureen Brunsdale
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Aerialists
ISBN : 9781538172117

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In the Shadow of the Big Top by Maureen Brunsdale Pdf

"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"--

Author : Teresa Cutler-Broyles
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476637754

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The Big Top on the Big Screen by Teresa Cutler-Broyles Pdf

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.

Author : Jessica Gunderson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781666330649

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Audrey Under the Big Top by Jessica Gunderson Pdf

Author : William Robert Stanek
Publisher : RP Books & Audio
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781575454429

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Complete Big Top Learning Adventures of Buster Bee: The Complete Series by William Robert Stanek Pdf

Meet Buster Bee and the critters! The irresistible characters from Robert Stanek, bestselling creator of Ruin Mist and Magic Lands, are off on fantastic learning adventures at the circus. In this special omnibus edition, we collect 4 complete picture books. Inside you'll find the reader favorites: Buster's Really Great Big Top Show, Buster's Big Top Big Letters Show, Buster's Big Top Little Letters Show, and Buster's Big Top 1 2 3 Letters Show. These stories focus on basic ABC and 123 skills. Your child will learn about the numbers 1 to 20 and the letters A to Z including both lowercase letters and uppercase letters.

Author : DW Roberts
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312480360

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Pep Squad Mysteries Book 14: Sabotage Under the Big Top by DW Roberts Pdf

The Sea City High School varsity cheerleaders head to "The Wondrous Harvey-Carlson Circus" for an afternoon of fun. But when a series of strange accidents threatens to put the circus out of business, it's up to the girls to step into their Pep Squad Mystery Club mode to stop the "SABOTAGE UNDER THE BIG TOP." Pep Squad Mysteries is a series of mystery chapter book adventures aimed at preteen readers and up.