Under the Big Top: A Season With the Circus - Hardcover

Feiler, Bruce S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684197588 ISBN 13: 9780684197586

Publisher: Scribner, 1995

Synopsis

The author's account of living out a childhood fantasy documents his 9,100-mile journey as a circus clown and offers a behind-the-scenes view of an exotic, magical, often dangerous life and a look at America from a unique perspective

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Review:

"Inspirational." -- New York Times

"Incredible...exciting...unbelievable..." -- Chattanooga Free Press

"Sure-handed...dark-hued...extraordinary." -- Christian Science Monitor

"Startling...romantic...seductive." -- Denver Post

"Spellbinding...captivating...truly touching." -- Princeton Times

"A gritty, haunting story." -- People

"As irresistible as cotton candy, as attention-grabbing as the death-defying trapeze act."--Indianapolis Star

"A three ring triumph...the best book ever written about the circus."--Jim Foster, editor of The White Tops

"Writing beautifully...Bruce Feiler penetrates the heart and soul of circus life with such stark clarity."--Douglas Brinkley, author of The Majic Bus: An American Odyssey

Praise for UNDER THE BIG TOP"A stunning collective portrait of an ingrown community with its own history, hierarchy, and traditions."--The New Yorker

About the Author:

Bruce Feiler is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including Abraham, Where God Was Born, America's Prophet, The Council of Dads, and The Secrets of Happy Families. He is a columnist for the New York Times, a popular lecturer, and a frequent commentator on radio and television. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin daughters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0684197588
• ISBN 13: 9780684197586
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1