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Beneath the Big Top. A Social History of the Circus in Britain

Door Steve Ward

Categorie
Circus & Kermis
Boeknummer
#220605
Titel
Beneath the Big Top. A Social History of the Circus in Britain
Auteur
Ward, Steve
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Pen & Sword, Barnsley
Jaar van uitgave
2014
ISBN10
1783030496
ISBN13
9781783030491
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the 'modern' tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eye-witness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore the triumphs and disasters of the circus world. He reveals the stories beneath the big top during the golden age of the circus and the lives of circus folk, which were equally colourful outside the ring: * Pablo Fanque, Britain's first black circus proprietor * The Chipperfield dynasty, who started out in 1684 on the frozen Thames * Katie Sandwina, world's strongest woman and part-time crime-fighter * The Sylvain brothers, who fell in love with the same woman in the ring
Pagina's
216
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 10,00

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