The thrill makers : celebrity, masculinity, and stunt performance /
Smith, Jacob, 1970-
The thrill makers : celebrity, masculinity, and stunt performance / created by Jacob Smith. - x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The adventures of the bridge jumper -- The adventures of the human fly -- The adventures of the lion tamer -- The adventures of the aeronaut -- Conclusion.
Well before Evel Knievel or Hollywood stuntmen, reality television or the X Games, North America had a long tradition of stunt performance, of men (and some women) who sought media attention and popular fame with public feats of daring. Many of these feats--jumping off bridges, climbing steeples and buildings, swimming incredible distances, or doing tricks with wild animals--had their basis in the manual trades or in older entertainments like the circus. Jacob Smith shows how turn-of-the-century bridge jumpers, human flies, lion tamers, and stunt pilots first drew crowds to watch them
9780520270893
Stunt performers--History.--United States
Daredevils--History.--United States
PN1995.9.S7 SMI
The thrill makers : celebrity, masculinity, and stunt performance / created by Jacob Smith. - x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The adventures of the bridge jumper -- The adventures of the human fly -- The adventures of the lion tamer -- The adventures of the aeronaut -- Conclusion.
Well before Evel Knievel or Hollywood stuntmen, reality television or the X Games, North America had a long tradition of stunt performance, of men (and some women) who sought media attention and popular fame with public feats of daring. Many of these feats--jumping off bridges, climbing steeples and buildings, swimming incredible distances, or doing tricks with wild animals--had their basis in the manual trades or in older entertainments like the circus. Jacob Smith shows how turn-of-the-century bridge jumpers, human flies, lion tamers, and stunt pilots first drew crowds to watch them
9780520270893
Stunt performers--History.--United States
Daredevils--History.--United States
PN1995.9.S7 SMI