Circus World

Discover the glamour and the grit of what was once the largest showbiz industry on earth. This comprehensive look at the American circus brings together original posters and lithographs as well as remarkable circus photography.

Enjoy assembling this colorful puzzle of the biggest show in the world! Features vintage illustrations of the ringmaster, a lion, elephants, the strongest man in the world, and more!

The Ringling Brothers confronted the challenges of taxation, war, economic pressure, changing technology, and personal sorrows. They emerge as complex characters whose ambition, imagination, and pure hucksterism fueled the phenomenon that was the Ringling Brothers' Circus.

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

For Trade, Library, and Wholesale

Paperback: $12.95
128 pages, 81 illus., 1 map, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203749

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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