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The Greatest Shows on Earth

Author : Linda Simon
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780233981
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Shows on Earth written by Linda Simon and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully illustrated and filled with rich historical detail and colorful anecdotes, this is a vibrant history for all those who have ever dreamed of running away to the circus, now in paperback. “Step right up!” and buy a ticket to the Greatest Show on Earth—the Big Top, containing death-defying stunts, dancing bears, roaring tigers, and trumpeting elephants. The circus has always been home to the dazzling and the exotic, the improbable and the impossible—a place of myth and romance, of reinvention, rebirth, second acts, and new identities. Asking why we long to soar on flying trapezes, ride bareback on spangled horses, and parade through the streets in costumes of glitter and gold, this captivating book illuminates the history of the circus and the claim it has on the imaginations of artists, writers, and people around the world. Traveling back to the circus’s early days, Linda Simon takes us to eighteenth-century hippodromes in Great Britain and intimate one-ring circuses in nineteenth-century Paris, where Toulouse-Lautrec and Picasso became enchanted with aerialists and clowns. She introduces us to P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, and the enterprising Ringling Brothers and reveals how they created the golden age of American circuses. Moving forward to the whimsical Circus Oz in Australia and to New York City’s Big Apple Circus and the grand spectacle of Cirque du Soleil, she shows how the circus has transformed in recent years. At the center of the story are the people—trick riders and tightrope walkers, sword swallowers and animal trainers, contortionists and clowns—that created the sensational, raucous, and sometimes titillating world of the circus.

The English Circus

Author : Ruth Manning-Sanders
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The English Circus written by Ruth Manning-Sanders and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive history of the circus in England from Roman origins and medieval jugglers to 17th and 18th century riding schools from which the modern circus derived. Circus personalities discussed include Philip and John Astley, Ducrow, Thomas Cooke, Hengler, Lord George Danger, Whimsical Walker, Frank Foster, and Bertram Mills. Also covered are performing acts, the training of circus animals, and a chapter on the author's experience with a traveling circus.

The Circus and Victorian Society

Author : Brenda Assael
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813923406
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book The Circus and Victorian Society written by Brenda Assael and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This conflict informs us not only of the complicated role that the circus played in Victorian society but provides a unique view into a collective psyche fraught by contradiction and anxiety.

The Night Circus

Author : Erin Morgenstern
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385534647
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book The Night Circus written by Erin Morgenstern and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination. • "Part love story, part fable ... defies both genres and expectations." —The Boston Globe The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.

Song of the Circus

Author : Lois Duncan
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN 13 : 1623347394
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Song of the Circus written by Lois Duncan and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little does that jungle cat know you don't play rough with the kind of kids who are raised in the world of the circus! They're brave, they're spirited, and they're not about to become tiger food.

Emeline at the Circus

Author : Marjorie Priceman
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307792951
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Emeline at the Circus written by Marjorie Priceman and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Caldecott Honor artist and author of the best-selling How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World comes a hilarious picture book romp about the things you can learn and the fun you can have at the circus. When Emeline's teacher, Miss Splinter, takes the second grade on a field trip to the circus, she's careful to make sure it's a learning experience. While she reads -- the text of the book consists of her "lessons" -- the pictures show Emeline getting mixed up in the performances in the circus ring. She becomes a lion tamer, an acrobat, a trapeze artist, and more, before Miss Splinter realizes what's going on. Marjorie Priceman's vibrant, saturated paintings make this dazzling sight gag a feast for the eye. Children will applaud Emeline, laugh out loud at Miss Splinter, and painlessly soak up a few facts about animals, acrobats, and circuses along the way.

Olivia Saves The Circus

Author : Ian Falconer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 085707346X
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Olivia Saves The Circus written by Ian Falconer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's show-and-tell time at Olivia's school and she's telling her class about the time she went to the circus and all the performers were sick... so Olivia had to do everything. She tamed the lions, balanced on stilts, juggled and even played the clown. 'Was that true?' Olivia's teacher asks. 'Quite true,' says Olivia. 'Are you sure Olivia?' 'To the best of my recollection,' she says.

The English Circus and Fair Ground

Author : Sir Hugh Garrard Tyrwhitt Tyrwhitt- Drake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book The English Circus and Fair Ground written by Sir Hugh Garrard Tyrwhitt Tyrwhitt- Drake and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Circus in the Mist

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book The Circus in the Mist written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although a mist surrounds the town, everything is bright and gay beneath the circus tent.

The English Circus and Fair Ground

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book The English Circus and Fair Ground written by and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Circus

Author : Dominique Jando
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783836556668
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book The Circus written by Dominique Jando and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daredevils and scantily clad starlets, fearless animal trainers and startling "freaks" This behind-the-scenes look at the American circus brings together original posters and lithographs as well as remarkable circus photography to explore the glamour and the grit of what was once the largest showbiz industry on earth.

The Circus and Other Stories

Author : Samuil Marshak
Publisher : Tate
ISBN 13 : 9781849761024
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book The Circus and Other Stories written by Samuil Marshak and published by Tate. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects four stories, including "The Circus," in which rhyming text describes different circus performances.

Beneath the Big Top

Author : Steve Ward
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783030496
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Beneath the Big Top written by Steve Ward and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Let's Go to the Circus!

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Let's Go to the Circus! written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great British Circus

Author : David Barnaby
Publisher : Book Guild Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781846248481
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book The Great British Circus written by David Barnaby and published by Book Guild Limited. This book was released on 2013 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Lacey, a renowned big cat trainer, founder of the Great British Circus and courter of controversy with his passionate advocacy of the use of wild animals in live entertainment, reveals himself in this fascinating account of his life.

The English Circus and Fair Ground. With ... Plates [including Portraits] and ... Illustrations, Etc

Author : Sir Hugh Garrard Tyrwhitt Drake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book The English Circus and Fair Ground. With ... Plates [including Portraits] and ... Illustrations, Etc written by Sir Hugh Garrard Tyrwhitt Drake and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Toney Felix's New Royal English Circus

Author : Toney Felix's New Royal English Circus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Toney Felix's New Royal English Circus written by Toney Felix's New Royal English Circus and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: