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The thrill makers : celebrity, masculinity, and stunt performance Cover Image

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The thrill makers : celebrity, masculinity, and stunt performance

Smith, Jacob 1970- (Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 6613587257
ISBN: 9786613587251
ISBN: 9780520270893
ISBN: 0520270894
ISBN: 9780520270886
ISBN: 0520270886
ISBN: 0520952367
ISBN: 9780520952362
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.