Download or read book Acrobats and Mountebanks written by Hugues Le Roux and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Acrobats and Mountebanks', authors Jules Garnier and Hugues Le Roux offer a detailed and compelling look into the world of the banquiste people—nowadays more commonly known as carnival people or carnie. The book takes readers on a journey through the organization, customs, traditions, secrets, and hopes of these wandering performers, from their birth in the caravan to their apotheosis in the friezes of the circus. Through extensive research, interviews, and photographs, the authors paint a vivid picture of the lives of the acrobats, trainers, tamers, equestrians, equilibrists, gymnasts, and clowns who make up this fascinating and often misunderstood community.