The circus age : culture & society under the American big top
Davis examines the history and cultural significance of circuses and Wild West shows in turn-of-the-century America
Print Book, English, ©2002
University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, ©2002
History
xviii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780807827246, 9780807853993, 080782724X, 0807853992
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Circus day
The circus as a historical and cultural process
Spectacular labor
Respectable female nudity
From the king of beasts to clowns in drag
Instruct the minds of all classes
Legacies : from Las Vegas to the bridges of Madison County