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Ringling, The Last Laugh - This is the real story of the Ringling Brothers as told by John Ringling, the last surviving brother, in 1936. (Paperback)
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Ringling, The Last Laugh - This is the real story of the Ringling Brothers as told by John Ringling, the last surviving brother, in 1936. (Paperback)
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Loot Price R538
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"Riveting...a visceral approach...resonates with a golden glow that
reminds readers of great American novels from the past..." David W.
Menefee - BookPleasures.com On a snowy spring night in New York, in
1936, John Ringling, the Great Circus King, exited Madison Square
Garden through a dark back alley. He walked out to 49th Street and
met an old friend he hadn't seen in decades. Ringling, almost
seventy, was disheveled and alone. The two of them sat at a bar
near Union Square, where John Ringling recounted the story of the
five Ringling brothers, their circus, and John's story as the last
one on the lot. Seemingly in ruin then, John Ringling has had the
Last Laugh, not only on those who forsook him but on the amusement
world and the art world. Michael Lancaster is the great grandson of
Charles Ringling, one of the five Ringling brothers. He is a
sculptor and a fourth generation artist. He has spent over thirty
years listening to the stories of the famed Boys From Baraboo. This
is his first novel. It is not just a circus story, although there
is a circus story in it; this is an American story.
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Imprint: |
Ballyhoo Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
Michael Lancaster
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
324 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-615-65592-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-615-65592-0 |
Barcode: |
9780615655925 |
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