The electric woman a memoir in death-defying acts

In the midst of losing her mother to strokes, Fontaine found herself out on the road with the World of Wonders, America's last traveling sideshow. Transformed into an escape artist, a snake charmer, and a high-voltage Electra, she witnessed the marvels of carnival life: intense camaraderie and heart...

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Main Author:	Fontaine, Tessa (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Fontaine, Tessa. Sideshows > United States. Circus performers > United States > Biography. Women circus performers > United States > Biography. Mothers and daughters > United States > Biography. Autobiographies.
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