Clowns and Cannons
| Author | : William L. Slout |
| Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1997-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780809513048 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0809513048 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Clowns and Cannons by : William L. Slout
Download or read book Clowns and Cannons written by William L. Slout and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the survival of American circuses throughout one of the most perilous periods in our nation's history: 1860-1865. This was a period of transition for traveling exhibitions. The size of equipment and personnel had leveled off, performances were fixed, and the number of proprietors had reached a peak that would not be exceeded until the early 1870s. But still the show had to go on! Complete with notes, index, bibliography, and contemporaneous illustrations.
