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001 2007052552
003 DLC
005 20080117153900.0
008 080111s2008 ilu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007052552
020 $a9780252033124 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a9780252075100 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aGV1811.K56$bA3 2008
082 00 $a791.3092$aB$222
100 1 $aKline, Tiny,$d1890-1964.
245 10 $aCircus queen and Tinker Bell :$bthe memoir of Tiny Kline /$cTiny Kline ; edited by Janet M. Davis.
260 $aUrbana :$bUniversity of Illinois Press,$c2008.
263 $a0802
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe bend in the road -- As Mrs. Private Citizen, viewing the parade -- A flight on gossamer wings -- In pursuit of a mirage to yesterday -- A tour behind the platforms of those strange people -- Destiny smiles, but not on Shmoontsie -- A new leaf, a new life -- Where caste is observed, according to rank and rating -- Equestrian director par excellence -- The awe-inspiring Mr. John -- Calibrating for a career -- Bareback : the aristocrat of circus acts -- A backdoor glimpse of supermen and superwomen -- Elephants are like people -- Engineering the white city -- Finding the lot-a daily headache -- On the sunny side -- Life under the big top : private, social, competitive -- Finale of the season -- Circus experience pays off -- An annual season's opening -- Leitzel, queen of the air-of the ground as well -- Progress, trends, and customs typical of circus folks -- On a magic carpet to a land fantastic -- Back to the material world -- An act is born -- Circus history is made : merging "the Greatest Show on Earth" and "the World's Greatest Show," thereafter to be known as "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows" -- Pride versus virtue -- Misery-like death--knows no class distinction -- Fate follows her course-strange, mysterious, terrifying -- Sarasota-last stop -- An elucidating interlude -- The circus, to date.
600 10 $aKline, Tiny,$d1890-1964.
650 0 $aWomen circus performers$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aCircus$zUnited States.
700 1 $aDavis, Janet M.