A thrilling behind-the-scenes biography of the Ringling brothers’
chief henchman. Art Concello wasn’t born into the circus. But he
was in the right place at the right time, becoming one of the
world’s best trapeze artists before transforming himself into a
shrewd circus businessman. In the Shadows of the Big Top: The Life
of Ringling's Unlikely Circus Savior details Concello’s fateful
path from flyer, to manager, to owner. Against the backdrop of the
golden age of the American circus, this book goes beyond the
showmanship displayed in the ring to reveal how the circus could
both thrill a crowd and make incredible money—and exposes the
human toll extracted for doing so. Maureen Brunsdale not only tells
Art’s incredible life story, but also that of his wife, an
orphan-turned-acrobat who was determined to never be left behind in
a career every bit as terrifying and electrifying as her
husband’s. The first-ever biography of Concello, In the Shadows
of the Big Top draws back the curtain on the inner workings of the
circus and casts a light on the man who shaped not only Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, but the circus industry as a whole.
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