The circus age : culture & society under the american big top

A century ago, daily life ground to a halt when the circus rolled into town. Across America, banks closed, schools canceled classes, farmers left their fields, and factories shut down so that everyone could go to the show. In this entertaining and provocative book, Janet Davis links the flowering of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Janet M.
Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2003
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