Ringling : the Florida years, 1911-1936 /

John Nicholas Ringling's years in Sarasota spanned the final quarter-century of his life. On Florida's west coast, as the Ringling's Circus became ""the greatest show on earth, "" he collected Baroque paintings, European decorative art, and Italian statuary, built...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weeks, David Chapin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, ©1993.
Temas:
Ringling, John, > 1866-1936.
Ringling, John, > 1866-1936
Circus owners > United States > Biography.
Propriétaires de cirque > États-Unis > Biographies.
Circus owners
Sarasota (Fla.) > History.
Florida > Sarasota
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Frontispiece
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chronology
  • 1. A Prologue: Ringling, the Showman
  • 2. Sarasota's Golden Promise
  • 3. A Decade of Quiet Affluence
  • 4. The Florida Gold Rush
  • 5. Life in the Grand Manner
  • 6. After the Boom
  • 7. The Art Collector
  • 8. A Long Farewell
  • 9. Ten Years in Probate
  • 10. John Ringling Redux
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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