(Harvard Theater Collection, public domain) George Hastings, second from right and seated, toured to Santa Cruz in a circus. (Ross Eric Gibson collection) Grizzly Adams and his friend Ben Franklin.

“Grizzly”Adams’ real name was John Adams and he was the lineage ... It wasn’t long before he caught the attention of PT Barnum was asked to become part of his traveling circus. He then emerged as a ...

From here it was a short trip to bear rugs, den massacres, Grizzly Adams’ bear circus and arenas staging bear-versus-bull fights. What lingers from this tale is that it’s not yesterday’s folly.

Dan Haggerty, who played Grizzly Adams in the TV series, died early Friday morning from cancer. Haggerty starred in the 1977 hit TV show “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams” as the lovable ...

One of the circus employees tells Jimmy that there ... Not in any way related to the "Grizzly Adams" television series.