EPISODE · Sep 30, 2025 · 18H 54M
Carnie King - John Thurston
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#ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://mediabooks.space/il-3862/Title: Carnie King Author: John Thurston Narrator: Michael Butler Murray Format: mp3 Length: 18 hrs and 54 mins Release date: 09-30-25 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Entertainment & Performing Arts Publisher's Summary: Enter the realm of the carnie king, Patty Conklin, the flamboyant founder of what would become the world's largest carnival company. Patty started on the mean streets of New York selling peanuts before becoming a a small-time operator. Winning the midway contract for the Canadian National Exhibition in 1937, he made it his personal world's fair. It became the foundation for his son and grandson to expand Conklin Shows until they were playing the biggest fairs and exhibitions throughout North America.
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