{"product_id":"cradle-of-the-american-circus-jo-pitkin-9781609496371","title":"Cradle of the American Circus:: Poems from Somers, New York","description":"America's circus--a spectacle of flying trapeze artists, colorful clowns and trained animal acts under the big top--grew out of the traveling menagerie phenomenon in Somers, New York, in the 1800s. To commemorate this proud local heritage, award-winning poet and Somers native Jo Pitkin presents a collection of poems inspired by the people, events and fantastic ephemera of the glory days of the Somers showmen. Complementing her dazzling lines are essays by regional historians that explain Somers's unique role as the Cradle of the American Circus. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, step up, step up! The show is\u003cbr\u003eabout to begin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Pitkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160949637X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609496371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Jo Pitkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938754101503,"sku":"9781609496371","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1293a087-afc7-415e-9b3a-9736badcc71d.jpg?v=1681437534","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cradle-of-the-american-circus-jo-pitkin-9781609496371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}