The Circus Kings: Our Ringling Family Story

"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."—New York Times Book Review

"A fascinating, excellently written book for everyone, young or old, who has ever loved a circus."—Herald Tribune Book Review

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