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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Well before Evel Knievel or Hollywood stuntmen, reality television or the X Games, North America had a long tradition of stunt performance, of men (and some women) who sought media attention and popular fame with public feats of daring. Many of these feats--jumping off bridges, climbing steeples and buildings, swimming incredible distances, or doing tricks with wild animals--had their basis in the manual trades or in older entertainments like the circus. Jacob Smith shows how turn-of-the-century bridge jumpers, human flies, lion tamers, and stunt pilots first drew crowds to watch them. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The adventures of the bridge jumper -- The adventures of the human fly -- The adventures of the lion tamer -- The adventures of the aeronaut -- Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Stunt performers -- United States -- History.
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Stunt performers. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Daredevils -- United States -- History.
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Daredevils. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Jacob. Thrill Makers : Celebrity, Masculinity, and Stunt Performance. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012 9780520270886 |
| ISBN |
9780520952362 (electronic book) |
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0520952367 (electronic book) |
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0520270886 |
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9780520270886 |
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0520270894 |
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9780520270893 |
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1280492023 |
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9781280492020 |
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9780520270886 |
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9780520270893 |
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