The greatest shows on earth : a history of the circus / Linda Simon
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1780233582
- ISBN: 9781780233581
- Physical Description: 296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Publisher: London : Reaktion Books, 2014
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Trick riders -- Cirques intimes -- The biggest tents -- Cavalcades -- Without a net -- Beasts -- Clowns -- Feats -- Prodigies -- Transformations. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Circus > History. Clowns > History. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | 791.3097 S (Text) | 31554010823507 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
