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The greatest shows on earth : a history of the circus

Simon, Linda, 1946-2014
Book
Beautifully illustrated and filled with rich historical detail and colorful anecdotes, The Greatest Shows on Earth is a vibrant history for all those who have ever dreamed of running away to the circus.
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2014.
Collation:
296 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Step right up! and buy a ticket to the Greatest Show on Earth - the Big Top, containing death-defying stunts, dancing bears, roaring tigers, and trumpeting elephants. The circus has always been home to the dazzling and the exotic, the improbable and the impossible -a place of myth and romance, of reinvention, rebirth, second acts, and new identities. Asking why we long to soar on flying trapezes, ride bareback on spangled horses, and parade through the streets in costumes of glitter and gold, this captivating book illuminates the history of the circus and the claim it has on the imaginations of artists, writers, and people around the world.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: One.Trick Riders -- Two.Cirques Intimes -- Three.The Biggest Tents -- Four.Cavalcades -- Five.Without A Net -- Six.Beasts -- Seven.Clowns -- Eight.Feats -- Nine.Prodigies -- Ten.Transformations.
ISBN:
17802335829781780233581
Dewey class:
791.309
LC class:
GV1801
Language:
English
BRN:
123508
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Kathleen Syme Carlton-Art and CultureARTS 791.309 SIMOAvailable
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