Acrobat

The late John Stewart was the author of nonfiction books on a variety of topics including African states and rulers, Antarctica, the British Empire, Moons of the solar system, Italian movies, Broadway musicals, the British circus, Lord Byron, and the flight of the Confederate government from Richmond. Winner of numerous reference book awards, he lived in West Jefferson, North Carolina.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      Presenting      The Somersaulting Record      Powell’s Circus      Hughes’s Circus Royal      The Disappearance of Mr. Arthur Barnes      The Return of Mr. Arthur Barnes      Wallett      Cooke’s, 1849–1850      Cooke’s, 1851–1852      The Hernandez Years      America      The Hengler Years      Music Halls      Retirement      Bibliography      Index

“examines the life of this record breaking performer and explores the world of the circus in an era of expanding leisure and entertainment opportunities”—Reference & Research Book News.