Suspension

by Richard E. Crabbe

  In May of 1884, P. T. Barnum took a herd of twenty-one elephants, including the famous Jumbo, across the Brooklyn Bridge. It was one of his more inspired publicity stunts. The great showman thereupon declared that he was perfectly satisfied as to its solidity.

  SUSPENSION. Copyright © 2000 by Richard E. Crabbe. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

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  eISBN 9781429972567

  First eBook Edition : March 2011

  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Crabbe, Richard E.

  Suspension / Richard E. Crabbe.

  p. cm.

  “Thomas Dunne Books.”

  ISBN 0-312-20371-3 (hc)

  ISBN 0-312-28464-0 (pbk)

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  PS3553 .R18 S87 2000

  813’.6—dc21

  00—31729

  First St. Martin’s Griffin Edition: July 2002