Acrobat

Arthur Barnes and the Victorian Circus

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Arthur Barnes--"The 100 Somersault Man"--was the world's greatest acrobat, a legend of the circus. He toured for 23 years with the biggest companies in Britain, Europe and the United States, performing for all the crowned heads, as well as for Abraham Lincoln. This book traces his story as a bright thread of triumphs and tragedies running through the tapestry of the mid-Victorian era, a tapestry made rich by extraordinary events of the day and by the eccentric characters attracted to such a profession as the circus. We follow Barnes as he escapes the doom of the iron foundry by bounding out of the desperate slums of the East End of London at the age of 14 to become the "champion vaulter of all the world."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-05-23
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:246
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786470235

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Dansböcker inom Kultur
Övrig scenkonst inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

The late John Stewart was the author of nonfiction books on a variety of topics including African states and rulers, Antarctica, the British Empire, Moons of the solar system, Italian movies, Broadway musicals, the British circus, Lord Byron, and the flight of the Confederate government from Richmond. Winner of numerous reference book awards, he lived in West Jefferson, North Carolina.

Recensioner i media

“examines the life of this record breaking performer and explores the world of the circus in an era of expanding leisure and entertainment opportunities”—Reference & Research Book News.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Presenting The Somersaulting Record Powell’s Circus Hughes’s Circus Royal The Disappearance of Mr. Arthur Barnes The Return of Mr. Arthur Barnes Wallett Cooke’s, 1849–1850 Cooke’s, 1851–1852 The Hernandez Years America The Hengler Years Music Halls Retirement Bibliography Index