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Ringlingville USA : The Stupendous Story of Seven Siblings and Their Stunning Circus Success by Jerry Apps (2004, Trade Paperback)

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The Ringling Brothers began their business under the most modest of circumstances and through hard work, business savvy, and some luck created the largest, most famous circus in the world. They became wealthy men, one 50 cent admission ticket at a time. Ringlingville USA chronicles the brothers' journey from immigrant poverty to enduring glory as the kings of the circus world. The Ringlings and their circus were last studied in depth over four decades ago. Now, for the first time, the brothers' detailed financial records and personal correspondence are available to researchers. Jerry Apps weaves together that information with newspaper accounts, oral histories, colorful anecdotes, and stunning circus ephemera and photos, many never before been published, to illuminate the importance of the Ringlings' accomplishments. He describes how the Ringling Brothers confronted the challenges of taxation, war, economic pressure, changing technology, and personal sorrows to find their place in history. The brothers emerge as complex characters whose ambition, imagination, and pure hucksterism fueled the phenomenon that was the Ringling Brothers' Circus.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN-10
087020355x
ISBN-13
9780870203558
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038710463

Product Key Features

Book Title
Ringlingville USA : the Stupendous Story of Seven Siblings and Their Stunning Circus Success
Author
Jerry Apps
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Circus, United States / 19th Century, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, in, Ks, MI, MN, MO, Nd, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Popular Culture
Publication Year
2004
Genre
History, Social Science, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
280 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
8in

Additional Product Features

Age Range
Up
Lc Classification Number
Gv1821.R5a66 2005
Reviews
"Jerry Apps diligently searched the most extensive circus archives in America before writing about the Brothers Ringling. He covers the lives of the Ringlings and provides extensive examples of family correspondence. He details financial records of their circuses, proving their financial success. Best of all, Ringlingville USA is historically correct." ( Fred Dr. Pfening Jr., Editor, Bandwagon: The Journal of the Circus Historical Society ) "Congratulations to Jerry Apps for Ringlingville USA . This is an excellent historical story about my grandfather, Alf T. Ringling, and his brothers. Ringlingville brought bittersweet memories of my days with the circus, 1937 through 1941, and the lullaby of the wheels." ( Paul T. Ringling ), "Jerry Apps diligently searched the most extensive circus archives in America before writing about the Brothers Ringling. He covers the lives of the Ringlings and provides extensive examples of family correspondence. He details financial records of their circuses, proving their financial success. Best of all, Ringlingville USA is historically correct." - Fred Dr. Pfening Jr., Editor, Bandwagon: The Journal of the Circus Historical Society, "Jerry Apps diligently searched the most extensive circus archives in America before writing about the Brothers Ringling. He covers the lives of the Ringlings and provides extensive examples of family correspondence. He details financial records of their circuses, proving their financial success. Best of all, Ringlingville USA is historically correct." ( Fred Dr. Pfening Jr., Editor, Bandwagon: The Journal of the Circus Historical Society ) "Congratulations to Jerry Apps for Ringlingville USA . This is an excellent historical story about my grandfather, Alf T. Ringling, and his brothers. Ringlingville brought bittersweet memories of my days with the circus, 1937 through 1941, and the lullaby of the wheels." ( Paul T. Ringling ), "Congratulations to Jerry Apps for Ringlingville USA . This is an excellent historical story about my grandfather, Alf T. Ringling, and his brothers. Ringlingville brought bittersweet memories of my days with the circus, 1937 through 1941, and the lullaby of the wheels." - Paul T. Ringling
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-007086
Dewey Decimal
791.3
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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If you're into Circus history, this is one of a handful of Ringling books. They're all incredible. These guys were the Masters of the Circus. Their journey to success is amazing.
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