Circus History
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Fighting the Flying Circus
- By: Eddie V. Rickenbacker
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
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Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker, originally from Ohio, was best known as one of the commanders of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, a crack unit of World War I pilots that included many former members of the famed Lafayette Escadrille. The 94th ended the war in France with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron.
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Fighting the Flying Circus
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 26-03-2012
- Language: English
- Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker was best known as one of the commanders of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, a crack unit of pilots....
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The Freedom Circus
- By: Sue Smethurst
- Narrated by: Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Sam Smith
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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When Sue Smethurst first sat down with her grandmother-in-law and asked how she survived the Holocaust, she was shooed away. By that time Mindla was in a Melbourne Jewish nursing home with other survivors, her body ageing but mind still razor sharp. 'Vhy do you vant to know?' she'd ask. 'My story is nothing special.' As death began approaching, Sue became a little more pushy. She knew Mindla's life had to be recorded, and they were running out of time.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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The Freedom Circus
- Narrated by: Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Sam Smith
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 03-11-2020
- Language: English
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When Sue Smethurst first sat down with her grandmother-in-law and asked how she survived the Holocaust, she was shooed away....
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Quin's Shanghai Circus
- By: Edward Whittemore
- Narrated by: Brian Zelis
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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In Edward Whittemore’s masterful and surreal alternate history, a man’s search for answers about his vanished parents propels him on an odyssey from the present into the past, from a bar in the Bronx to Tokyo and Shanghai during the Second World War. Quin, born in China and raised in the Bronx, is orphaned in the closing days of the Second World War when his parents go missing and are presumed dead in Shanghai.
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Quin's Shanghai Circus
- Narrated by: Brian Zelis
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 20-12-2013
- Language: English
- In Edward Whittemore’s masterful and surreal alternate history, a man’s search for answers about his vanished parents propels him on an odyssey from the present into the past....
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Women Daredevils
- Thrills, Chills and Frills
- By: Julie Cummins
- Narrated by: Erica Schroeder
- Length: 52 mins
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Annie Edson Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Mabel Stark wrestled with tigers. Sonora Webster Carver plummeted 40 feet on horseback into a tank of water. These and the 11 other women profiled in this audiobook performed between 1880 and 1929, when females were expected to stay home and raise families, not entertain crowds with acts of derring-do. Their bravado, equal to that of any male thrill-seeker, made them inspiring at a time when women were testing the waters of equality and freedom.
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Women Daredevils
- Thrills, Chills and Frills
- Narrated by: Erica Schroeder
- Length: 52 mins
- Release date: 16-10-2018
- Language: English
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Annie Edson Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Mabel Stark wrestled with tigers. These and the 12 other women profiled in this audiobook performed between 1880 and 1929, when females were expected to stay home and raise families, not entertain crowds with acts of derring-do....
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The Wonders
- Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show, Circus and Victorian Age
- By: John Woolf
- Narrated by: Gavin Osborn
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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On 23 March, 1844, General Tom Thumb, at 25 inches tall, entered the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace and bowed low to Queen Victoria. On both sides of the Atlantic, this meeting marked a tipping point in the 19th century - the age of the freak was born. Bewitching all levels of society, it was a world of astonishing spectacle - of dwarfs, giants, bearded ladies, Siamese twins and swaggering showmen - and one that has since inspired countless novels, films and musicals.
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The Wonders
- Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show, Circus and Victorian Age
- Narrated by: Gavin Osborn
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 03-10-2019
- Language: English
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On 23 March, 1844, General Tom Thumb, at 25 inches tall, entered the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace and bowed low to Queen Victoria....
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The Circus Maximus
- The History and Legacy of the Largest Stadium in Ancient Rome
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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At the Circus Maximus, the guttural cheers of the spectators reverberated across the enormous open space, but their cries could hardly be heard over the rumble of the ground. On the ellipse-shaped track, 5 charioteers would skew their bodies and steer their magnificent vehicles around the curves. Gusts of sand and dirt flew up from the whizzing wheels and encircled the pounding hooves of the stunning stallions. Distracted personnel and guards dragging their feet, were considered fair game. As one chariot careened to the side, preparing to collide with another chariot.
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The Circus Maximus
- The History and Legacy of the Largest Stadium in Ancient Rome
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 21-08-2017
- Language: English
- At the Circus Maximus, the guttural cheers of the spectators reverberated across the enormous open space, but their cries could hardly be heard....
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The Circus Fire
- A True Story of an American Tragedy
- By: Stewart O'Nan
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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In 1944, the big top of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford caught fire during the middle of an afternoon performance. Nine thousand people were inside. In seconds, the big top was burning out of control. The toll of the fire, and its circumstances, haunt Hartford to the present day. But it is the intense, detailed narrative - before, after, and especially during the panic under the burning tent - that will remain with listeners long after they finish this book.
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Powerful and poignant
- By busby on 03-09-2023
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The Circus Fire
- A True Story of an American Tragedy
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 04-09-2008
- Language: English
- One of America's most acclaimed novelists turns to nonfiction in this account of the great Hartford circus fire, which took the lives of 167 people and forever changed the city and its people....
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The History Keepers: Circus Maximus
- By: Damian Dibben
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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The History Keepers are in terrible danger once more. Stocks of Atomium - the crucial ingredient which allows them to travel through time - are perilously low, and the agents must embark on a risky mission to find more. And now a new and even more evil member of the Zeldt family is planning a hideous take-over of the Ancient world, and they are forced to travel further back into history than ever before in order to save the day. Well, all of the days actually.
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The History Keepers: Circus Maximus
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-07-2013
- Language: English
- The History Keepers are in terrible danger once more....
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Eso no estaba en mi libro de Historia del Circo (Narración en Castellano) [That Wasn't in My Circus History Book]
- By: Javier Ramos
- Narrated by: Chema Agulló
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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¡Señores y señoras! ¡Damas y caballeros! ¡El mayor espectáculo del mundo ha llegado a su ciudad! Estas palabras son el preámbulo de la aparición de algo mágico, que despierta nuestro más tierno recuerdo. Existen pocas disciplinas que susciten en el espectador sentimientos tan universales como los de la risa, la admiración, la angustia, el suspenso, la alegría, el asombro, el miedo, el romance, la luz o la oscuridad. Todo eso... es el circo.
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Eso no estaba en mi libro de Historia del Circo (Narración en Castellano) [That Wasn't in My Circus History Book]
- Narrated by: Chema Agulló
- Series: Eso no estaba en mi libro de
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 23-07-2020
- Language: Spanish
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¡Señores y señoras! ¡Damas y caballeros! ¡El mayor espectáculo del mundo ha llegado a su ciudad! Estas palabras son el preámbulo de la aparición de algo mágico, que despierta nuestro más tierno recuerdo....
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Battle for the Big Top
- P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus
- By: Les Standiford
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Millions have sat under the “big top,” watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created one of our country’s most beloved pastimes. In Battle for the Big Top, New York Times best-selling author Les Standiford brings to life a remarkable era when three circus kings - James Bailey, P. T. Barnum, and John Ringling - all vied for control of the vastly profitable and influential American Circus.
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Battle for the Big Top
- P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 15-06-2021
- Language: English
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Best-selling author Les Standiford brings to life a remarkable era when three circus kings - James Bailey, P. T. Barnum, and John Ringling - all vied for control of the vastly profitable and influential American Circus....
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Circus Life
- Performing and Laboring Under America's Big Top Shows, 1830-1920
- By: Micah D. Childress
- Narrated by: Scott Carrico
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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The nineteenth century saw the American circus move from a reviled and rejected form of entertainment to the “Greatest Show on Earth.” Circus Life by Micah D. Childress looks at this transition from the perspective of the people who owned and worked in circuses and how they responded to the new incentives that rapid industrialization made possible.
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Circus Life
- Performing and Laboring Under America's Big Top Shows, 1830-1920
- Narrated by: Scott Carrico
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 22-04-2019
- Language: English
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The nineteenth century saw the American circus move from a reviled and rejected form of entertainment to the “Greatest Show on Earth"....
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Der römische Circus
- By: Wolfram Letzner
- Narrated by: Martin Falkman
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Lassen sie sich mit diesem Hörbuch antik unterhalten! Der römische Circus war für die Menschen im alten Rom ein zentraler Ort. Tauchen sie mit Autor Wolfram Letzner ein in eine Welt der antiken Massenunterhaltung und erfahren sie mehr über die entsprechenden Bauwerke, Veranstaltungen und Besucher zu jener Zeit.
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Der römische Circus
- Narrated by: Martin Falkman
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 14-12-2021
- Language: German
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Lassen sie sich mit diesem Hörbuch antik unterhalten! Der römische Circus war für die Menschen im alten Rom ein zentraler Ort. Tauchen sie...
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Jumbo the Elephant
- The Life and Legacy of History's Most Famous Circus Animal
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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Modern views of animals range from hunters who pay big money to go on safaris in Africa to vegans who refuse to use even the wool or milk from a fellow creature, and as is the case with most controversies, most people fall in the middle, not wanting to kick a dog but still enjoying a good steak. However, in the early 20th century, the standards were much different, with animals seen as strictly property to be gathered and used with little to no consideration about their health or feelings.
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Jumbo the Elephant
- The Life and Legacy of History's Most Famous Circus Animal
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 09-03-2017
- Language: English
- Modern views of animals range from hunters who pay big money to go on safaris in Africa to vegans who refuse to use even the wool or milk from a fellow creature....
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The Greatest Show on Earth
- The History of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Johanna Oosterwyk
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Americans have loved traveling circuses for generations, and none represent the country's love for entertainment quite like the most famous of them all, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. The five brothers who started a circus in Wisconsin, as well as P.T. Barnum, have had their names become synonymous with the circus, so it's only fitting that the manner in which these men entered the business and the merging of their traveling circuses together also make for great stories.
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The Greatest Show on Earth
- The History of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- Narrated by: Johanna Oosterwyk
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 24-04-2015
- Language: English
- The Greatest Show on Earth: The History of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus examines the origins of the famous circuses, the background of the important individuals involved....
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The Hartford Circus Fire
- Tragedy Under the Big Top
- By: Michael Skidgell
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
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Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Show on Earth" quickly became one of terror and tragedy as the paraffin-coated circus tent caught fire. Panicked crowds rushed for the few exits, but in minutes, the tent collapsed on those still struggling to escape below. A total of 168 lives were lost, many of them children, with many more injured and forever scarred by the events.
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The Hartford Circus Fire
- Tragedy Under the Big Top
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 17-01-2023
- Language: English
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Through firsthand accounts and interviews with survivors, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make sense of one of Hartford's worst tragedies....
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P.T. Barnum: A Captivating Guide to the American Showman Who Founded What Became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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He wasn’t always the Great Showman. In fact, Phineas Taylor Barnum grew up in relative poverty with only his wits to help him along. When his father died, the 15-year-old boy entered the working world as a shopkeeper’s assistant. In leaps and bounds, he worked his way from assistant to shop owner, lottery office owner, and, eventually, entertainment promoter. The bulk of his career was focused on his beloved American Museum, where thousands of ticket holders flocked every day to look at the human oddities, stuffed animals, live whale, and American memorabilia.
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P.T. Barnum: A Captivating Guide to the American Showman Who Founded What Became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Release date: 21-06-2018
- Language: English
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He wasn’t always the Great Showman. In fact, Phineas Taylor Barnum grew up in relative poverty with only his wits to help him along. When his father died, the 15-year-old boy entered the working world as a shopkeeper’s assistant....
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The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show
- A Collection of Vintage Circus Posters
- By: Anders Roseberg
- Narrated by: Anders Roseberg
- Length: 12 mins
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Come listen to the Ring Master introduce the acts of The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show in this one-of-a-kind audiobook that fuses a soft singing narration to wonderfully composed music. Anders Roseberg carefully crafts witty rhymes while cleverly adding the real names of the acrobats, performances or phrases from rare, vintage circus advertisements.
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The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show
- A Collection of Vintage Circus Posters
- Narrated by: Anders Roseberg
- Length: 12 mins
- Release date: 04-09-2017
- Language: English
- Come listen to the Ring Master introduce the acts of The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show in this one-of-a-kind audiobook....
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