
To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.11 Alex Linton: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing
In this episode, we take a deep dive to explore the life of sword swallower Alex Linton, who learned sword swallowing from his father at the age of 12, and went on to perform with Clyde Beatty Circus, Coney Island Sideshows, Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, with Hubert’s Museum and with many other circuses over 56 years!
Alex Linton’s story comes from his chapter in the book “To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing” by sword swallower Dan Meyer and sideshow historian Marc Hartzman (Schiffer Publishing), now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Target, Walmart and more:
https://ToTheHiltbook.com
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