American OZ

<p> The real traveling carnival is in the pathos behind the scenes.</p><p>   American Oz is a rollicking gritty adventurous story of life in the secretive subculture of traveling carnivals. You'll never see your state fair or neighborhood festival the same way again.</p><p>   Comerford writes a bold inspiring true story of a year working behind the scenes with the colorful characters and legends of carnivals. </p><p>   He shares stories of freaks a carnival pimp a tramp gold miner and the last King of the Sideshows. An insult dunk tank clown is shot. Masked gunmen rob his carnival. And a young showman friend dies on the road.</p><p>   It's a new classic American road story as he hitchhikes to shows in California New Jersey New York Chicago Alaska Minnesota Oklahoma Texas Georgia and Florida where he works in a freak show. </p><p>   He becomes the #1 hitchhiker in the USA and a top agent at the State Fair of Texas.</p><p>   He travels to the lawless foothills of Mexico to see the new face of the American carny. He exposes the truths about immigration labor abuse and living between two worlds.</p><p>   Comerford finds carnival people seeking meaning and love in their lives and the answers always seem to be somewhere down the road.</p>