Ballyhoo: Side Shock Circus Freaks, Carnival Jabbers and Blade Box Queens (Ecw Press)

Front Cover\nCopyright\nTable of Contents\nAcknowledgements\nIntroduction\nChapter 1: The Racket Begins\nChapter 2: The Sideshow Matures\nChapter 3: Make Way for the Mud Showmen!\nChapter 4: Post-War Boom and Bust\nChapter 5: Roller-Skating Penguins\nChapter 6: Shows on Wheels\nChapter 7: \"It\'s Never Out – It\'s Never Over\"\nChapter 8: A Strange Business for Hustlers\nChapter 9: The Inside Money\nChapter 10: Buddha Workers, Jaggers and Blade Box Queens\nChapter 11: Nothing but a Crack of Fat\nChapter 12: \"Here I Am – There I Go\"\nChapter 13: Working Acts\nChapter 14: Dime Museums and Amusement Parks\nChapter 15: Store Shows, Theaters and Whale Carcasses\nChapter 16: Strong Enough To Be Exhibited Alone\nChapter 17: Grinding Out a Living\nChapter 18: Billy Reed Is Still Alive\nChapter 19: Stiffs, Stone Giants and Siberskoyes\nChapter 20: The Last Docs, Professors, Colonels and Preachers\nChapter 21: Sideshow Hoi Polloi\nGlossary\nIndex\nBibliography\nPhoto Credits\nBack Cover