Ringlingville USA [electronic resource] : the stupendous story of seven siblings and their stunning circus success / Jerry Apps ; foreword by Fred Dahlinger, Jr.
Apps, Jerold W., 1934-
2005
GV1821.R5 A66 2005eb
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Title Ringlingville USA [electronic resource] : the stupendous story of seven siblings and their stunning circus success / Jerry Apps ; foreword by Fred Dahlinger, Jr.
Author Apps, Jerold W., 1934-
ISBN 0870203541 (hardcover : alk. paper)
087020355X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780870203558
9780870205491 (e-book)
Imprint Madison, Wis. : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, c2005.
Language English
Description xxii, 256 p. : ill., maps.
Call Number GV1821.R5 A66 2005eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.3
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-244) and index.
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Introduction
The idea for a circus, 1848-1881
Hall shows and an overland circus, 1882-1884
Establishing a reputation, 1885-1889
Taking to the rails and growing, 1890-1894
A giant emerges, 1895-1899
Facing a new century, 1900-1901
Making money and pleasing people, 1902-1903
Keeping the lead, 1904-1905
Becoming even larger, 1906-1907
Managing two big shows, 1908-1909
Doing the impossible, 1910-1911
Tax woes, 1912-1914
The effects of war, 1915-1918
Epilogue, after Ringlingville.

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