CIRCUS OF THE SCARS-THE TRUE INSIDE ODYSSEY OF A MODERN CIRCUS SIDESHOW
By Jan Gregor with Tim Cridland
Signed First Edition Hard Cover Book

CIRCUS OF THE SCARS- BY JAN T. GREGOR WITH TIM CRIDLIND. SIGNED. MINT
CIRCUS OF THE SCARS-THE TRUE INSIDE ODYSSEY OF A MODERN CIRCUS SIDESHOW WAS WRITTEN BY SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE. THE JIM ROSE CIRCUS SIDEWHOW BURST ON THE SEATTLE SCENE AND WENT INTERNATIONAL FROM THERE. AUTHOR JAN GREGOR WENT ALONG FOR THE RIDE AS THEIR OFFICIAL ROAD MANAGER, BUT TOOK ON LOADS OF “UNOFFICIAL” DUTIES. THIS IS HIS ACCOUNT OF JIM ROSE AND HOW HE AND HIS TROUPLE REVIVED A LOST AMERICAN TRADITION-THE CIRCUS SIDESHOW.

THE BOOK FOLLOWS REAL-LIFE CHARACTERS, THE AMAZING MR. LIFTO THE TORTURE KING, MATT THE TUBE CROWLY, DOLLY THE DOLL LADY, THE ENIGMA, AND THE INDESENSIBLE BEBE THE CIRCUS QUEEN. AMAZON CALLS IT
“THE ULTIMATE ROLLERCOASTER RIDE, CAREENING THROUGH TWO YEARS OF SIDESHOW PRESENT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BARRELING DOWN 150 YEARS OF SIDESHOWS PAST. CIRCUS OF THE SCARS TAKES YOU DOWN A BIZZARRE ODYSEY AROUND THE GLOBE WITH A SIDESHO

 

Author Jan T. Gregor was the ultimate insider with the real scoop on The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow that catapulted to fame in the 1990s and revived a lost American tradition-the carnival sideshow the book is illustrated with over 100 lush pen and ink drawings bu Ashieh Tabot-another Circus Sideshow habitue..
it follows characters like The Amazing Mr lifto, the Torture King, Matt the Tube Crowey, Dolly the Doll Lady, and The Enigma, all led by Rose, one of the most inspired nearly maniacal Ring Leaders of all and the ever-present Bebe the Circus Queen.
According to Amazon:
“The average person, inherently curious, has alwas been both fascinated and repulsed by Human Oddities and their unusual feats. Circus of the Scars is the ultimate rollercoaster ride, careening through two years of Sideshow pesent while simultaneously barreling down 150 years of Sideshow past. Circus of the Scars takes you on a bizarre odyssey around the globe with a Sideshow troupe that truly was live, real, raw and dangerous. Learn the hidden secrets behind one of the most emotion-inducing acts of the 20th Century.

The book is inscribed by the author to Dennis R. White as
9/29/19
For Dennis who was there at the beginning. May all your days be circus days!
jantgregor

The book retails at $89.99 so bid generoiuslly

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