The epic saga of Spangle takes us on a grand tour across two continents, from the post-Civil War South to the glittering capitals of nineteenth-century Europe. in The Grand Promenade, Zachary Edge and his troupe of showmen travel north across Hungary to rugged, majestic Russia, where he will meet Tsar Alexander at the St. Petersburg court. From there it's south and west, dodging Bismark's bullets, to Emperor Louis Napoleon's Paris which is facing the imminent threat of war. For Zachary Edge and his friends, Europe, with its beautiful women, its absinthe-drinking poets, and its captivating royalty, provides on unforgettable experience after the next. Through them, we view a continent poised on the brink of tumultuous change.
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"Jennings retells nineteenth-century social history as if it were unfolding news."--Publishers Weekly
"Jennings is the best among our historical novelists."--The New York Times
"Mr. Jennings keeps the pages turning."--The Dallas Morning News
"Jennings is the best among our historical novelists."--The New York Times
"Mr. Jennings keeps the pages turning."--The Dallas Morning News
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"Jennings is the best among our historical novelists." --The New York Times
"Epic, finely wrought, erudite, richly comic, delightfully bawdy, and highly dramatic. Spangle is impressive in its sheer mass and richness. In the enthusiasm and energy of its telling, in the obvious pleasure the author takes in his work." --Los Angeles Times
"Mr. Jennings keeps the pages turning." --The Dallas Morning News
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All of the Spangle books are an excellent read and are completely different from most of the fiction genres. Jenning's exhaustive research really brought the characters, locations and situations to life.
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Excellent continuation of the story of the circus traveling across Russia. Gary Jennings fans will not be disappointed.
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Historical Fun great insight to a world of the circus,
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I had never really thought about the circus before, but now I see the circus in everything, from joeys to roustabouts, artistes and herr goverors. Read the whole series!
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AT THE FARTHER END of the Prut bridge was a sentry box with a stout barrier pole blocking the road, both box and pole painted in diagonal stripes of white and very dark green with a thin gold line separating the two colors. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trop chu, pista costumes, other troupers, rockaway seat, equestrian director, usher girls, other circuses, circus company, circus men, mon colonel, chief porter, circus folk, cancan girls, circus train, circus people, conduct book Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clover Lee, Sir John, Colonel Ramrod, Monsieur Nadar, Balloon Post, Saint Petersburg, Clover Pink, Monsieur Roulette, Monday Simms, Monsieur Florian, Gary Jennings, Kostchei the Deathless, Carl Beck, Willi Lothar, Bois de Boulogne, Herr Gouverneur, Third Section, Grand Promenade, Herr Florian, Dai Goesle, Princess Brunhilde, Chancellor Bismarck, Garde Nationale, Comtesse de Lareinty, General von Moltke New!
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AT THE FARTHER END of the Prut bridge was a sentry box with a stout barrier pole blocking the road, both box and pole painted in diagonal stripes of white and very dark green with a thin gold line separating the two colors. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trop chu, pista costumes, other troupers, rockaway seat, equestrian director, usher girls, other circuses, circus company, circus men, mon colonel, chief porter, circus folk, cancan girls, circus train, circus people, conduct book Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clover Lee, Sir John, Colonel Ramrod, Monsieur Nadar, Balloon Post, Saint Petersburg, Clover Pink, Monsieur Roulette, Monday Simms, Monsieur Florian, Gary Jennings, Kostchei the Deathless, Carl Beck, Willi Lothar, Bois de Boulogne, Herr Gouverneur, Third Section, Grand Promenade, Herr Florian, Dai Goesle, Princess Brunhilde, Chancellor Bismarck, Garde Nationale, Comtesse de Lareinty, General von Moltke New!
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- Aztec Autumn by Gary Jennings in Front Matter
- I'll Take Manhattan by Judith Krantz in Back Matter
- New Hampshire (Portrait of America) by Kathleen Thompson on page 237
- Ave Maria by Charles Gounod on page 249
- Marco Polo (Great Explorers) by Ladybird Books in Front Matter
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