{"product_id":"big-top-boss-john-ringling-north-and-the-circus-paperback-softback-9780252064050","title":"Big Top Boss; JOHN RINGLING NORTH and the CIRCUS (Paperback \/ softback) 9780252064050","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBig Top Boss\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJOHN RINGLING NORTH and the CIRCUS\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Hammarstrom (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252064050\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis first balanced picture of circus\u003cbr\u003e   king John Ringling North explored the remarkable career of the man who ran Ringling\u003cbr\u003e   Bros. and Barnum \u0026amp; Baily for thirty years. David Lewis Hammarstrom details\u003cbr\u003e   how North guided the circus through adversities ranging from depressions and\u003cbr\u003e   wars to crippling labor strikes and rapidly changing trends in American entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e   Hammarstrom interviewed a host of circus figures including North himself; his\u003cbr\u003e   formers, directors, and department heads who were involved with the circus when\u003cbr\u003e   North owned and operated it.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523431035160,"sku":"9780252064050","price":28.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/big-top-boss-john-ringling-north-and-the-circus-paperback-softback-9780252064050","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}