 1993, pb, 240x170mm, col. & b/w photos, RRP $29.95 ISBN (10) 0 85575 246 7 ISBN (13) 978 0 85575 246 0 |
The Wizard of the Wire The story of Con Colleano ST LEON, Mark Availability: Out of Print The grandson of a freed convict and an Aboriginal woman, Con Colleano grew up in an era of antimiscegenation and repressive control of Aboriginal people. Despite this, he became one of the greatest tightrope performers ever known. Dubbed 'the Wizard of the Wire', he was the innovator and sole exponent of the forward somersault, previously considered impossible. Superlative photographs and direct reminiscences of those closest to him tell Colleano's story—and recreate those halcyon days when the circus was at its peak. |
