Step Right Up: Stories of Carnivals, Sideshows, and the Circus

Everyone loves a carnival, whether it's the Big Top or a traveling midway kicking up dust. These roving extravaganzas are as amusing as they are mysterious and as innocent as they are sordid. Step Right Up is a one-of-a-kind anthology that collects the finest literature and the most absorbing first-person accounts about carnivals, sideshows, and the circus, capturing all of the spectacle and sensation of this unusual and treasured tradition. A colorful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786713321
• ISBN13: 9780786713325
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

love Freaks

This is a terrific history of the strange people who are carnies and sideshow freaks. I love these people, but even if you don't, you will find this an intriguing read.

Carni Delights

Really great collection. Very entertaining, and got me ready for summer madness in the midway.

read it...you'll see...

come on...and step right up...you'll enjoy the ride....trust me!!