Spangle Novel by Gary Jennings 1988 UK Hardcover First Edition.
At the end of the American Civil War, Zachary Edge, a former Confederate officer, finds himself a man without a cause and without a country. Until he encounters Florian’s Flourishing Florilegium of Wonders. Zachary’s skills with gun and horse make him an immediate attraction with Florian’s circus. But he will never return to the United States. From the decadent, glittering cities of Florence, Vienna, Budapest, the Big Top would present its show across Europe as far as the grim empire of the Russian Tsar and eventually to Paris, where Napoleon III’s capital is under wartime siege.
With all the skills and verve of a master storyteller, Gary Jennings paints a vivid portrait of a continent on the brink of convulsive change, of three empires that will topple before half a century has passed, of the emergence of the new nations of Germany and Italy - of the birth of a modern Europe. Spangle is an adventure story of magic and excitement - thrilling feats of artistry and bravery, erotic entanglements and fascinating circus lore.
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