Agency through Otherness: Portraits of Performers in Circus Route Books, 1875-1925Main MenuIntroductionIntroduction to the book and information about ways to navigate the content.The American Experiment: Circus in ContextCircus performers and American history timelineRouting the Circus: The Things They CarriedCircus Routes Map, 1875-1925Ethnological Congresses and the Spectacleby Rebecca FitzsimmonsOutsiders in Demand: Chinese and Japanese Immigrant Performersby Angela Yon and Mariah WahlShattering Gender Roles: Women in the Circusby Elizabeth HarmanSide Show Sounds: Black Bandleaders Respond to ExoticismAnnexed Circus Musicians by Elizabeth C. HartmanNative Performance and Identity in The Wild West Showby Mariah WahlShowmen's Rests: The Final CurtainCircus Cemetery Plots by Elizabeth C. HartmanList of PerformersPerformers covered in this exhibitBibliography & Further ReadingsBibliography and readings for each chapterAcknowledgementsAngela Yon72f2fd7a28c88ceeba2adcf2c04fee469904c6f1
Prince Youturkey
12021-02-24T13:29:05-08:00Angela Yon72f2fd7a28c88ceeba2adcf2c04fee469904c6f1382942plain2021-02-24T13:29:13-08:00Angela Yon72f2fd7a28c88ceeba2adcf2c04fee469904c6f1Describing the life and tragic death of Prince Youturkey as a member of the circus, discussing his marriage and attempts at naturalization. Intro to circus as a place that attracts marginalized persons and (hopefully, ideally) provides them with support and agency.