The Circus: 1870-1950 | 
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| Creator: Noel Daniel
Publisher: Taschen
Category: Book
List Price: $200.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 67180
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Mul
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 670
Shipping Weight (lbs): 18.3
Dimensions (in): 20 x 13 x 3.3
ISBN: 3822851531
Dewey Decimal Number: 791
EAN: 9783822851531
ASIN: 3822851531
Publication Date: July 7, 2008
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Product Description
The greatest show on earth: The birth of American popular culture For a hundred years, the American circus was the largest show-biz industry the world had ever seen. During the heyday of the American circus from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s, traveling circuses performed for audiences of up to 12,000-14,000 per show, employed as many as 1,600 men and women, and crisscrossed the country on 20,000 miles of railroad in one season alone. The spectacle of death-defying daredevils, strapping super-heroes and scantily-clad starlets, fearless animal trainers, and startling freaks gripped the American imagination, outshining theater, vaudeville, comedy, and minstrel shows of its day, and ultimately paved the way for film and television to take root in the modern era. Long before the Beat generation made "on the road" expeditions popular, the circus personified the experience and offered many young Americans the dream of adventure, reinvention, excitement, and glamour.
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The Circus August 31, 2008
For anyone who loves the Circus or dreamed of running off to join it, they will really enjoy this book. It's a terrific collection of photos, posters and story that truly capture the spirit of the circus culture. The book conjures a lost time where opulence, oddities and defiance of death were sought after entertainment in a rigid society. One can join in the fun with your own amazing feat of "HOLD AND ENORMOUS BOOK ON YOUR LAP WITHOUT LOOSING THE FEELING IN YOUR LEGS" stunt. So, I recommend it as the perfect coffee table book.
CIRCUS 1870 --- 1950 July 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE WELL WORTH THE PRICE FOR THIS BOOK NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE THEM....THE ONLY DRAWBACK A GREAT AMOUNT OF THE TEXT IS FRENCH And GERMAN AND THERE ARE SOME PHOTOS THAT GO BEYOND 1950 WHICH IS GREAT....ANY CIRCUS FAN WOULD ENJOY....A VERY LARGE BOOK BRIEFCASE SIZE AND WEIGHS ABOUT 20 LBS.
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