The American Circus: An Illustrated History

With 133 illustrations, this is the only complete history of the circus in America now in print. From Thomas Pool's circus in 1785 to The Greatest Show on Earth and The Big Apple Circus, this panoramic journey takes in all the sights, sounds, and colorful personalities of two centuries of circus performers.

• Author
• John Culhane

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 504

• Publisher
• Henry Holt & Company

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-8050-1647-5

• EAN
• 9780805016475

• Genres
• history

• Release date
• 1990