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Your walk down the midway will never be the same after this journey with the carnies. Desperate for employment to support her family, Kathy steps into a world foreign to us, where she is accepted immediately into this group of vagabonds, and taken under the wing of Roy, the carnival boss. Her daughters, Stephanie and Kelly, become favorites of the carnies and the familys poignant and humorous escapades reveal the true picture behind the stereotype of the unkempt, ignorant carnie. Enjoy a glimpse of the glamour, the allure and the enchantment that attracts people to the midwayfeel both the heartache and the camaraderie that is a part of this nomadic lifestyle. Youll be looking for the possum bellies, the marks, the carnival light codes, and the ride jocks watching over the Fox in the Box on your next trip to the fair.Siefferman, Kathleen is the author of 'Fox in the Box Memoirs of a Carnie Ticketseller' with ISBN 9781592864515 and ISBN 1592864511.
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