With 133 illustrations, this is the only complete history of the circus in America now in print. From Thomas Pool's circus in 1785 to The Greatest Show on Earth and The Big Apple Circus, this panoramic journey takes in all the sights, sounds, and colorful personalities of two centuries of circus performers.
- ISBN10 0805016473
- ISBN13 9780805016475
- Publish Date 31 July 1991 (first published 15 April 1990)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Henry Holt & Company
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 527
- Language English