Description
William L. Slout, entertainment historian par excellence, here provides five fascinating essays on the development of the American traveling circus in the post-Civil War era: 'En Route to the Great Eastern Circus' (on the creation of this great show); 'The Great Eastern Circus of 1872' (more details about one of P. T. Barnum's rivals); 'The Not-So-Great Trans-Atlantic Circus and Menagerie' (how a show failed suddenly in a yellow fever epidemic); 'What Goes Up...Comes Down' (how balloning became
Details
Publisher - Wildside Press LLC
Language - English
Perfect Bound
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William L. Slout
Published Date - 2023-01-17
ISBN - 9781434444288
Dimensions - 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 204
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