| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xix, 506 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-485) and index. |
| Contents |
A perfect rush : 1823-1847 -- Home, sweet home -- Go West, young man -- Learned pig, learned Dan -- "Circus" -- Clown to the ring -- One-horse show : 1848-1852 -- Spalding and Spicy Rose -- Reading, not acting clown -- Foreclosure -- One-horse story -- Like a phoenix -- Alternating ringmasters -- Curses, foiled again! -- The great American humorist : 1853-1856 -- The Barnum of New Orleans -- See the elephant -- People's choice -- $100,000 -- Bearded in his den -- Dan Rice's great show -- Servis renderd -- Hey, rube! -- "Something higher" : 1856-1860 -- Cabinet of curiosities -- Genius for fun -- Excelsior! -- Daniel McLaren -- Grammatical assassin? -- The end? -- Ring cycle -- The people's candidate : 1860-1867 -- House divided -- Southern sympathy -- Union, alias peace -- A muted voice -- "Colonel" Rice -- Rice for president -- Reverse of success : 1868-1883 -- Folly to fight -- Paris pavilion -- Is life worth living? -- Old Uncle Dan : 1884-1900 -- More fun than you can count -- Snake oil -- Honest Abe's Uncle Sam. |
| Subject |
Rice, Dan, 1823-1900.
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Clowns -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
1891620576 |
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