Clowns and Cannons

Clowns and Cannons
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Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9780809513048
ISBN-13 : 0809513048
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Book Synopsis Clowns and Cannons by : William L. Slout

Download or read book Clowns and Cannons written by William L. Slout and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the survival of American circuses throughout one of the most perilous periods in our nation's history: 1860-1865. This was a period of transition for traveling exhibitions. The size of equipment and personnel had leveled off, performances were fixed, and the number of proprietors had reached a peak that would not be exceeded until the early 1870s. But still the show had to go on! Complete with notes, index, bibliography, and contemporaneous illustrations.


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