Jules Turnour was born in a circus wagon and spent his working life in whiteface. Told in his own voice and set down by the journalist Isaac Marcosson, his story covers how he became a clown, life on the road with the tented circus, the tricks of the trade, and the history of clowning, with portraits of the riders and showmen he knew.
A warm, behind-the-scenes look at the American circus in its heyday. Download the free EPUB.