In the Shadow of the Big Top - The Life of Ringling''s Unlikely Circus Savior

The first-ever biography of Art Concello, one of the world's greatest trapeze artists and circus businessmen, this book goes beyond the showmanship displayed in the ring to reveal the inner workings of the circus that could both thrill a crowd and make incredible money.

About the author

Maureen Brunsdale is a circus historian and board member of the Circus Historical Society. She is the Special Collections Librarian at Milner Library, Illinois State University. Brunsdale is the coauthor of The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy. Learn more at MaureenBrunsdale.com.

Summary

The first-ever biography of Art Concello, one of the world’s greatest trapeze artists and circus businessmen, this book goes beyond the showmanship displayed in the ring to reveal the inner workings of the circus that could both thrill a crowd and make incredible money.

Product details

• Authors: Maureen Brunsdale
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781538172100
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7210-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Circus, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, PERFORMING ARTS / Circus, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: arts and entertainment, Circus and circus skills