The Greatest Shows on Earth: A History of the Circus

by Linda Simon

Book Overview

Beautifully illustrated and filled with rich historical detail and colorful anecdotes, this is a vibrant history for all those who have ever dreamed of running away to the circus, now in paperback.

"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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789147034
• ISBN13: 9781789147032
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 8.7"