Ringling : the Florida years, 1911-1936 / David C. Weeks.
1993
GV1811.R52 W44 1993
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Title
Ringling : the Florida years, 1911-1936 / David C. Weeks.
Author
Weeks, David Chapin.
ISBN
0813012422 (alk. paper)
9780813012421 (alk. paper)
0813012430 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780813012438 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780813012421 (alk. paper)
0813012430 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780813012438 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Imprint
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©1993.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Call Number
GV1811.R52 W44 1993
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.7/617913/092 B
Summary
A biography of John Ringling, one of the founders of the famous circus, focusing on the last twenty-five years of his life, which he spent in Sarasota, Florida.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Chronology
A prologue: Ringling, the showman
Sarasota's golden promise
A decade of quiet affluence
The Florida gold rush
Life in the grand manner
After the boom
The art collector
Along farewell
Ten years in probate
John Ringling redux.
Preface
Chronology
A prologue: Ringling, the showman
Sarasota's golden promise
A decade of quiet affluence
The Florida gold rush
Life in the grand manner
After the boom
The art collector
Along farewell
Ten years in probate
John Ringling redux.