{"product_id":"the-circus-kings-our-ringling-family-story-9780813033112","title":"The Circus Kings: Our Ringling Family Story","description":"\"Told in the first person with spirit, modesty, and almost stunning candor, . . . [North's] intimate documentary of a restless, quarreling, affectionate, often vulgar, innately genteel, greedy and generous, tricky but honest, vividly imaginative clan comes perilously close to being a tour de force. . . . A wonderful and worthwhile book.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A fascinating, excellently written book for everyone, young or old, who has ever loved a circus.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHerald Tribune Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After years of being out of print, the story behind \"The Greatest Show on Earth\" is back for new generations to discover. Through the early twentieth century, the Ringling Brothers created a spectacle like no one had ever seen, and one that still wows audiences to this day. Yet what most people do not know is that events behind the scenes rivaled the excitement and intrigue of the center ring. \u003cbr\u003e Originally published in 1960, and told with remarkable honesty by the nephew of the original Ringling brothers, \u003ci\u003eThe Circus Kings \u003c\/i\u003eremains a clear and unexaggerated telling of what the circus was like for those who lived it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlden Hatch\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of more than thirty books, including biographies of Dwight Eisenhower, the Byrd family of Virginia, and Charles DeGaulle. He was also a collaborator on \u003ci\u003eMy Life with Martin Luther King\u003c\/i\u003e by Coretta Scott King. \u003cb\u003eHenry Ringling North\u003c\/b\u003e ran Ringling Bros. and Barnum \u0026amp; Bailey Circus from 1936 to 1967, along with his older brother, John.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328690098450,"sku":"9780813033112","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_053704c5-32ab-4c76-b649-dce52de5ad97.jpg?v=1727748920","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-circus-kings-our-ringling-family-story-9780813033112","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}