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JOHN RINGLING NORTH AND THE CIRCUS
  • ISBN-13: 9780252064050
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By David Lewis Hammarstrom
  • Price: AUD $95.99
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  • Local release date: 16/03/1994
  • Format: Paperback 384 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History [HB]
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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.
''North was a controversial, almost mythic figure, and Hammarstrom details the bitter family squabble over control of the circus, North's autocratic, arbitrary management of the circus, his playboy social life, and the labor battles and social changes that altered the circus forever... A fascinating piece of Americana.'' -- ALA Booklist.
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