Nobody’s Fool follows the story of Schlitzie’s long career—from Coney Island and the Ringling Bros. Circus to small-town carnivals and big-city sideshows—which is one of l
This book documents and discusses the meaning(s) of the creative process at play in the crafting and staging of circus acts. It highlights the experience of circus artists as their skills develop and
Radford seeks to provide a well-researched, scholarly resource on evil, malicious, devious, and, in general, bad clowns throughout history and across the globe. While several different “bad clown” arc
The Routledge Circus Studies Reader offers an absorbing critical introduction to this diverse and emerging field. It brings together the work of over 30 scholars in this discipline, including Janet Da
This first-ever humor book on clowns is both an examination of why they're so terrifying and a survival guide on how to protect ourselves from devious clown attacks.Coulrophobia--the fear of clowns--i
Circus aficionado and historian Albrecht chronicles 138 years of the creative evolution of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s The Greatest Show on Earth (1872-2010)—the promoters, managers, anim
This book takes a fun look at a typical week in the life of a circus performer. It is written in the form of a first-person diary and looks at some of the key skills that a circus performer needs and
This book takes a fun look at a typical week in the life of a circus performer. It is written in the form of a first-person diary and looks at some of the key skills that a circus performer needs and
