{"product_id":"ringling-the-last-laugh-this-is-the-real-story-of-the-ringling-brothers-as-told-by-john-ringling-the-last-surviving-brother-in-1936-paperback","title":"Ringling, The Last Laugh: This is the real story of the Ringling Brothers as told by John Ringling, the last surviving brother, in 1936. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Lancaster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Riveting...a visceral approach...resonates with a golden glow that reminds readers of great American novels from the past...\" David W. Menefee - BookPleasures.com On a snowy spring night in New York, in 1936, John Ringling, the Great Circus King, exited Madison Square Garden through a dark back alley. He walked out to 49th Street and met an old friend he hadn't seen in decades. Ringling, almost seventy, was disheveled and alone. The two of them sat at a bar near Union Square, where John Ringling recounted the story of the five Ringling brothers, their circus, and John's story as the last one on the lot. Seemingly in ruin then, John Ringling has had the Last Laugh, not only on those who forsook him but on the amusement world and the art world. Michael Lancaster is the great grandson of Charles Ringling, one of the five Ringling brothers. He is a sculptor and a fourth generation artist. He has spent over thirty years listening to the stories of the famed Boys From Baraboo. This is his first novel. It is not just a circus story, although there is a circus story in it; this is an American story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Lancaster is the great-grandson of Charles Ringling, one of the five original Ringling Brothers. He has been a ceramic sculptor for thirty five years and has written for magazines such as Ceramics Monthly. Research including discussions with Ringling family and historians, for this project, began over thirty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314481000587,"sku":"9780615655925","price":36.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/S2FmVFk3T3JCbi91K204RmpOOGc3Zz09.webp?v=1759143324","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/ringling-the-last-laugh-this-is-the-real-story-of-the-ringling-brothers-as-told-by-john-ringling-the-last-surviving-brother-in-1936-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}