{"product_id":"circus-queen-and-tinker-bell-9780252033124","title":"Circus Queen and Tinker Bell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA glimpse of day-to-day life under the big top, from one of the circus's most remarkable performers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It was great fun reading Tiny Kline's fascinating and quirky story of the circus. There is nothing quite like her insider account. I found myself getting wrapped up in her personal descriptions and in the vagaries that confronted her both in and out of the entertainment profession. Her insights are crucial in understanding several important transitions in circus history.\"--Don B. Wilmeth, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Guide to American Theatre,\u003c\/i\u003e 2nd edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kline's fascinating story provides remarkably vivid descriptions of the day-to-day life of performers on the circus circuit and glimpses of well-known entertainment figures. Davis deftly places Tiny Kline's story amongst important questions about the role of popular amusements in class formation and Americanization of immigrant populations; about the meaning of bodily display and the exceptional body; and about early twentieth-century gender roles and transgressions.\"--Joy S. Kasson, author of \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Bill's Wild West: Celebrity, Memory, and Popular History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With this indispensible volume, Davis again demonstrates how the study of circus in particular and popular culture in general can enrich understanding of the world. . . . Highly recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  \/  ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction -- \u003ci\u003eJanet M. Davis\u003c\/i\u003e  \/  1\u003cbr\u003e Author's Note  \/  33\u003cbr\u003e Prologue  \/  35\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Bend in the Road  \/  41\u003cbr\u003e 2. As Mrs. Private Citizen, Viewing the Parade  \/  57\u003cbr\u003e 3. A Flight on Gossamer Wings  \/  62\u003cbr\u003e 4. In Pursuit of a Mirage to Yesterday  \/  75\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Tour behind the Platforms of Those Strange People  \/  86\u003cbr\u003e 6. Destiny Smiles, but Not on Shmoontsie  \/  99\u003cbr\u003e 7. A New Leaf, a New Life  \/  105\u003cbr\u003e 8. Where Caste Is Observed, According to Rank and Rating  \/  117\u003cbr\u003e 9. Equestrian Director Par Excellence  \/  143\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Awe-Inspiring Mr. John  \/  147\u003cbr\u003e 11. Calibrating for a Career  \/  150\u003cbr\u003e 12. Bareback: The Aristocrat of Circus Acts  \/  155\u003cbr\u003e 13. A Backdoor Glimpse of Supermen and Superwomen  \/  161\u003cbr\u003e 14. Elephants Are Like People  \/  172\u003cbr\u003e 15. Engineering the White City  \/  177\u003cbr\u003e 16. Finding the Lot -- A Daily Headache  \/  187\u003cbr\u003e 17. On the Sunny Side  \/  189\u003cbr\u003e 18. Life under the Big Top: Private, Social, Competitive  \/  193\u003cbr\u003e 19. Finale of the Season  \/  196\u003cbr\u003e 20. Circus Experience Pays Off  \/  198\u003cbr\u003e 21. An Annual Season's Opening  \/  203\u003cbr\u003e 22. Leitzel, Queen of the Air -- Of the Ground as Well  \/  208\u003cbr\u003e 23. Progress, Trends, and Customs Typical of Circus Folks  \/  214\u003cbr\u003e 24. On a Magic Carpet to a Land Fantastic  \/  221\u003cbr\u003e 25. Back to the Material World  \/  229\u003cbr\u003e 26. An Act Is Born  \/  234\u003cbr\u003e 27. Circus History Is Made: Merging \"The Greatest Show on Earth\" and \"The World's Greatest Show,\" Thereafter to Be Known as \"Ringling Bros, and Barnum \u0026amp; Bailey Combined Shows\"  \/  237\u003cbr\u003e 28. Pride versus Virtue  \/  246\u003cbr\u003e 29. Misery -- Like Death -- Knows No Class Distinction  \/  255\u003cbr\u003e 30. Fate Follows Her Course -- Strange, Mysterious, Terrifying  \/  258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 31. Sarasota -- Last Stop  \/  271\u003cbr\u003e 32. An Elucidating Interlude  \/  288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 33. The Circus, to Date (1948)  \/  293\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The Show -- The Public -- Unto the End  \/  311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Superstitions  \/  313\u003cbr\u003e Notes  \/  315\u003cbr\u003e Index  \/  353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036813754711,"sku":"9780252033124","price":103.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252033124.jpg?v=1750932636","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/circus-queen-and-tinker-bell-9780252033124","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}