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Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813123585
ISBN-13
9780813123585
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45964087
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Secrets of the Sideshows
Subject
Circus, Popular Culture
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-007624
Reviews
A book that gives you the straight lowdown on the acts and the people behindthem. A clear-eyed look into a vanishing bit of Americana. Intriguing andunique., ""To find out how it's done, and other carnival minutiae, browse Nickell's comprehensive Secrets of the Sideshows." -- Entertainment Weekly" -- Entertainment Weekly, Ever since I saw Penn and Teller 'eat' fire and pontificate on the circus sideshow, I have been curious to learn more about it, not only the history and culture of the sideshow, but the secrets themselves! Nickell delivers brilliantly., "Simultaneously provides an insider's glimpse of that world on the skirts of the main event and an excursion into a vanishing feature of North American life." -- PsycCritiques, "Nickell takes us inside the world of fire-eaters, sword-swallowers, jugglers, snake-handlers, and magicians to explain the illusions and oddities we may have puzzled over but never fully understood.-- Robert A. Baker, author of They Call It Hypnosis" -- Robert A. Baker, author of They Call It Hypnosis, "An exciting experience of the mostly American phenomenon of carnys, sideshows, freaks, and carnivals." -- UFO Aktuellt, To find out how it's done, and other carnival minutiae, browse Nickell's comprehensive Secrets of the Sideshows., "The author, lifting up the back flap of the tent show, reveals, informs, and presents a range of human oddities from the 'real' to the 'created.'-- Linking Ring" -- Linking Ring, ""A widely researched and splendidly illustrated history of the bizarre world of the exhibited abnormal and the demonstrated impossible." " -- Foreword Magazine, "If there's a more incredibly thorough or more thoroughly incredible bookout there on the past, present and future of the midway, I don't know it. Blessed are all we rubes that Joe Nickell's Secrets of the Sideshows is outin the world." -- James Taylor, author of James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed: On & Off theMidw, "A book that gives you the straight lowdown on the acts and the people behindthem. A clear-eyed look into a vanishing bit of Americana. Intriguing andunique." -- Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award winning author of The Bottoms and Freezer Burn, To be sure, he gives plenty of secrets away here, most of them open secrets, but the book works best as a tribute to the imagination of the performers and organizers of the exhibits which were meant to provoke and satisfy that admirable old human characteristic, curiosity.... If you want the lowdown on sideshows, step right up, ladies and gentlemen, Joe Nickell presents the best show on the midway., "An enjoyable read.... Nickell has encyclopedic knowledge of sideshow history" -- Roanoke (VA) Times, For an entertaining book on a rapidly fading culture that was once a thriving part of old America, be sure and pick up �The Secret of the Sideshows.�, "An enjoyable read.... Nickell has encyclopedic knowledge of sideshow history--which may be nearing its close.-- Roanoke (VA) Times" -- Roanoke (VA) Times, "Nickell takes us inside the world of fire-eaters, sword-swallowers, jugglers, snake-handlers, and magicians to explain the illusions and oddities we may have puzzled over but never fully understood." -- Robert A. Baker, author of They Call It Hypnosis, ""Using history, real carny language, stories from former sideshow workers and owners, and from Nickell's own archives, Secrets of the Sideshows is a wealth of information for circus fans or anyone who's wondered how those seemingly-impossible illusions are created." " -- Algona Upper Desmoines (IA), Brookings (SD) Register, Lake Country (WI), Marco I, "A book that gives you the straight lowdown on the acts and the people behindthem. A clear-eyed look into a vanishing bit of Americana. Intriguing andunique.-- Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award winning author of The Bottoms and Freezer Burn" -- Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award winning author of The Bottoms and Freezer Burn, Nickell takes us inside the world of fire-eaters, sword-swallowers, jugglers, snake-handlers, and magicians to explain the illusions and oddities we may have puzzled over but never fully understood., Using history, real carny language, stories from former sideshow workers and owners, and from Nickell's own archives, Secrets of the Sideshows is a wealth of information for circus fans or anyone who's wondered how those seemingly-impossible illusions are created., The author, lifting up the back flap of the tent show, reveals, informs, and presents a range of human oddities from the 'real' to the 'created.', "Ever since I saw Penn and Teller 'eat' fire and pontificate on the circus sideshow, I have been curious to learn more about it, not only the history and culture of the sideshow, but the secrets themselves! Nickell delivers brilliantly." -- Michael Shermer, author of Why People Believe Weird Things, If there's a more incredibly thorough or more thoroughly incredible bookout there on the past, present and future of the midway, I don't know it. Blessed are all we rubes that Joe Nickell's Secrets of the Sideshows is outin the world., Nickell offers first a history of sideshows... then presents a comprehensive analysis of sideshow performers, skills, and illusions.... Recommended., ""A widely researched and splendidly illustrated history of the bizarre world of the exhibited abnormal and the demonstrated impossible."" -- Foreword Magazine, ""Using history, real carny language, stories from former sideshow workers and owners, and from Nickell's own archives, Secrets of the Sideshows is a wealth of information for circus fans or anyone who's wondered how those seemingly-impossible illusions are created." -- Algona Upper Desmoines (IA), Brookings (SD) Register, Lake Country (WI), Marco Island (FL) Eagle, Meadville (PA) Tribune, Oakland (MD) Republican, (Sarasota, FL) Pelican Press, Rushville (IN) Republican, Venice (FL) Gondolier" -- Algona Upper Desmoines (IA), Brookings (SD) Register, Lake Country (WI), Marco I, "The author, lifting up the back flap of the tent show, reveals, informs, and presents a range of human oddities from the 'real' to the 'created.'" -- Linking Ring, "Using history, real carny language, stories from former sideshow workers and owners, and from Nickell's own archives, Secrets of the Sideshows is a wealth of information for circus fans or anyone who's wondered how those seemingly-impossible illusions are created." -- Brookings (SD) Register, Simultaneously provides an insider's glimpse of that world on the skirts of the main event and an excursion into a vanishing feature of North American life., ""Nickell offers first a history of sideshows... then presents a comprehensive analysis of sideshow performers, skills, and illusions.... Recommended."" -- Choice, ""A widely researched and splendidly illustrated history of the bizarre world of the exhibited abnormal and the demonstrated impossible." -- Foreword Magazine" -- Foreword Magazine, "An illustrated book for large popular-culture collections. Recommended for all levels.-- Choice" -- Choice, "If there's a more incredibly thorough shy;or more thoroughly incredible bookout there on the past, present and future of the midway, I don't know it. Blessed are all we rubes that Joe Nickell's Secrets of the Sideshows is outin the world.-- James Taylor, author of James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed: On & Off theMidway" -- James Taylor, author of James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed: On & Off theMidw, "For an entertaining book on a rapidly fading culture that was once a thriving part of old America, be sure and pick up "The Secret of the Sideshows."" -- Jarrid Deaton, The Floyd County Times, ""Nickell offers first a history of sideshows... then presents a comprehensive analysis of sideshow performers, skills, and illusions.... Recommended." " -- Choice, "Using history, real carny language, stories from former sideshow workers and owners, and from Nickell's own archives, Secrets of the Sideshows is a wealth of information for circus fans or anyone who's wondered how those seemingly-impossible illusions are created.-- Brookings (SD) Register" -- Brookings (SD) Register, For an entertaining book on a rapidly fading culture that was once a thriving part of old America, be sure and pick up "The Secret of the Sideshows.", An exciting experience of the mostly American phenomenon of carnys, sideshows, freaks, and carnivals., "To be sure, he gives plenty of secrets away here, most of them open secrets, but the book works best as a tribute to the imagination of the performers and organizers of the exhibits which were meant to provoke and satisfy that admirable old human characteristic, curiosity.... If you want the lowdown on sideshows, step right up, ladies and gentlemen, Joe Nickell presents the best show on the midway.-- Times of Acadiana" -- Times of Acadiana, "To be sure, he gives plenty of secrets away here, most of them open secrets, but the book works best as a tribute to the imagination of the performers and organizers of the exhibits which were meant to provoke and satisfy that admirable old human characteristic, curiosity.... If you want the lowdown on sideshows, step right up, ladies and gentlemen, Joe Nickell presents the best show on the midway." -- Times of Acadiana, "If there's a more incredibly thorough shy;or more thoroughly incredible bookout there on the past, present and future of the midway, I don't know it. Blessed are all we rubes that Joe Nickell's Secrets of the Sideshows is outin the world." -- James Taylor, author of James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed: On & Off theMidw, A widely researched and splendidly illustrated history of the bizarre world of the exhibited abnormal and the demonstrated impossible., ""Nickell offers first a history of sideshows... then presents a comprehensive analysis of sideshow performers, skills, and illusions.... Recommended." -- Choice" -- Choice, "If there's a more incredibly thorough or more thoroughly incredible bookout there on the past, present and future of the midway, I don't know it. Blessed are all we rubes that Joe Nickell's Secrets of the Sideshows is outin the world." -- James Taylor, author of James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed: On & Off theMidw, ""To find out how it's done, and other carnival minutiae, browse Nickell's comprehensive Secrets of the Sideshows." " -- Entertainment Weekly, ""To find out how it's done, and other carnival minutiae, browse Nickell's comprehensive Secrets of the Sideshows."" -- Entertainment Weekly, "Simultaneously provides an insider's glimpse of that world on the skirts of the main event and an excursion into a vanishing feature of North American life.-- PsycCritiques" -- PsycCritiques, ""Using history, real carny language, stories from former sideshow workers and owners, and from Nickell's own archives, Secrets of the Sideshows is a wealth of information for circus fans or anyone who's wondered how those seemingly-impossible illusions are created."" -- Algona Upper Desmoines (IA), Brookings (SD) Register, Lake Country (WI), Marco I, "An exciting experience of the mostly American phenomenon of carnys, sideshows, freaks, and carnivals.-- UFO Aktuellt" -- UFO Aktuellt
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.35
Table Of Content
Early Settlement and Self-Sufficiency, 1730−1860 Accelerated Agricultural Decline and Adverse Federal Policy, 1860−1880 Rural Appalachia's Subsistence-Barter-and-Borrow Systems Labor-intensive Mining and the Subsistence Reproduction of Labor Power, 1880−1930 The New Deal and Appalachia's Industry The New Deal and Appalachia's Agriculture The Welfare of Rural Appalachia
Synopsis
The carnival sideshows of the past have left behind a fascinating legacy of mystery and intrigue. The secrets behind such daring feats as fire-eating and sword swallowing and bizarre exhibitions of human oddities as "Alligator Boys" and "Gorilla Girls" still remain, only grudgingly if ever given up by performers and carnival professionals. Working alongside the performers, Joe Nickell blows the lid off these mysteries of the midway. The author reveals the structure of the shows, specific methods behind the performances, and the showmen's tactics for recruiting performers and attracting crowds. He also traces the history of such spectacles, from ancient Egyptian magic and street fairs to the golden age of P.T. Barnum's sideshows. With revealing insight into the personal lives of the men and women billed as freaks, Nickell unfolds the captivating story of the midway show., On small-town ballfields and county fairgrounds, the sideshow performers set up their tents and trailers in the shadow of the Ferris wheel. There they amazed us with daring feats such as fire eating and sword swallowing, intrigued us with exhibitions of human oddities and various "anatomical wonders," and yes, deceived us with illusions such as "Atasha the Gorilla Girl" and even outright fakes. These bizarre spectacles engaged the mind as well as the eye. Was the human blockhead act, in which the performer pounded a large nail or ice pick into his nostril, real or fake? Was the so-called alligator boy genuine or a "gaffed" oddity, painted with glue to produce a scaly simulation of reptilian skin? While the sideshows have now all but vanished from the American landscape, they leave a fascinating legacy of romance and mystery. Many of their secrets remain, only grudgingly given up, if at all, by aging showmen and "bally talkers." Joe Nickell--once a carnival pitchman, then a magician, a private detective, and an investigative writer--has pursued sideshow secrets for years. He has interviewed the showmen and performers, collected carnival memorabilia, researched the published literature, and even performed some classic sideshow feats, such as eating fire and lying on a bed of nails while a cinderblock was broken on his chest. Secrets of the Sideshows reveals the specific methods and tricks behind the performances, the showmen's tactics for recruiting performers and attracting crowds, and more. Nickell also examines the behind-the-scenes secrets of sideshow life, including details of the remarkable personal lives of those men and women billed as "freaks.", On small-town ballfields and county fairgrounds, the sideshow performers set up their tents and trailers in the shadow of the Ferris wheel. There they amazed us with daring feats such as fire eating and sword swallowing, intrigued us with exhibitions of human oddities and various ?anatomical wonders, ? and yes, deceived us with illusions such as ?Atasha the Gorilla Girl? and even outright fakes. These bizarre spectacles engaged the mind as well as the eye. Was the human blockhead act, in which the performer pounded a large nail or ice pick into his nostril, real or fake? Was the so-called alligator boy genuine or a ?gaffed? oddity, painted with glue to produce a scaly simulation of reptilian skin? While the sideshows have now all but vanished from the American landscape, they leave a fascinating legacy of romance and mystery. Many of their secrets remain, only grudgingly given up, if at all, by aging showmen and ?bally talkers.' Joe Nickell'once a carnival pitchman, then a magician, a private detective, and an investigative writer'has pursued sideshow secrets for years. He has interviewed the showmen and performers, collected carnival memorabilia, researched the published literature, and even performed some classic sideshow feats, such as eating fire and lying on a bed of nails while a cinderblock was broken on his chest. Secrets of the Sideshows reveals the specific methods and tricks behind the performances, the showmen's tactics for recruiting performers and attracting crowds, and more. Nickell also examines the behind-the-scenes secrets of sideshow life, including details of the remarkable personal lives of those men and women billed as ?freaks.', The carnival sideshows of the past have left behind a fascinating legacy of mystery and intrigue. The secrets behind such daring feats as fire-eating and sword swallowing and bizarre exhibitions of human oddities as "Alligator Boys" and "Gorilla Girls" still remain, only grudgingly if ever given up by performers and carnival professionals. Working alongside the performers, Joe Nickell blows the lid off these mysteries of the midway. The author reveals the structure of the shows, specific methods, Contemporary thought is marked by heated debates about the character, purpose and form of religious thinking and its relation to a range of ideals: spiritual, moral, aesthetic, political and ecological, to name the obvious. This book addresses the interrelation between theological thinking and the complex and diverse realms of human ideals. What are the ideals appropriate to our moment in human history, and how do these ideals derive from or relate to theological reflection in our time? In Theological Reflection and the Pursuit of Ideals internationally renowned scholars from a range of disciplines (physics, art, literary studies, ethics, comparative religion, history of ideas, and theology) engage with these crucial questions with the intention of articulating a new and historically appropriate vision of theological reflection and the pursuit of ideals for our global times.
LC Classification Number
GV1835.N53 2005
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