The electric woman, a memoir in death-defying acts, Tessa Fontaine
Type
Label
The electric woman, a memoir in death-defying acts, Tessa Fontaine
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The electric woman
Oclc number
1004935206
Responsibility statement
Tessa Fontaine
Sub title
a memoir in death-defying acts
Summary
"Follows the author on a life-affirming journey of loss and self-discovery through her time on the road with the last traveling American sideshow and her relationship with an adventurous, spirited mother"--Amazon.com
Table Of Contents
Prologue: The trick is there is no trick -- The architecture of a wave -- The snake charmer -- Human history -- Open the gates -- The dragon -- Snickers T. Clown -- Cake -- Hair ingredients -- Let's us have fun -- The moon is apple pie -- The softest skin of anyone in the entire world -- Daughters -- Mud -- And the low sky opens -- The departure -- Emergency -- Fresh meat -- The Titanic was child's play -- Monsters -- Premium footlong corn dogs -- Where your name is writ -- Cash money -- Wildewoman -- The sword swallower -- The animal undone -- Sounds past the noises -- Behind the night's dress -- Christmas fish -- Dr. Frankenstein's hushed blood love song -- Normalaphobia -- Invisibilia -- Bloodlust -- The heroes -- Electricity -- By ship into the sea -- Twinklers -- The great reveal -- Out of the mist -- Epilogue: Where you will float electric
Classification
Creator
Subject
- Circus performers -- United States -- Biography
- Biography
- Sideshows
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- World of Wonders (Sideshow)
- Women circus performers -- United States -- Biography
- Fontaine, Tessa
- Women circus performers
- Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- PERFORMING ARTS / Circus
- Sideshows -- United States
- Circus performers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- United States
- Nonfiction
- Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography
- World of Wonders (Sideshow.)
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- Circus performers -- United States -- Biography
- Biography
- Sideshows
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- World of Wonders (Sideshow)
- Women circus performers -- United States -- Biography
- Fontaine, Tessa
- Women circus performers
- Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- PERFORMING ARTS / Circus
- Sideshows -- United States
- Circus performers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- United States
- Nonfiction
- Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography
- World of Wonders (Sideshow.)
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- Author1
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