American OZ: An Astonishing Year Inside Traveling Carnivals at State Fairs & Festivals: Hitchhiking From California to New York, AlThe real traveling carnival is in the pathos of carnival lives behind the scenes. 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 Comerford writes a bold, inspiring true story of a year working shoulder to shoulder with the colorful characters and legends of carnivals. He shares stories of freaks, a carnival