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The Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top Paperback - 2002
by Janet M. Davis
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On June 11, 1999, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus crept into Austin, Texas, at dusk.
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- Title The Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top
- Author Janet M. Davis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Third Printing
- Pages 360
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Date 2002-09-23
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780807853993 / 0807853992
- Weight 1.11 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.32 x 6.28 x 0.82 in (23.67 x 15.95 x 2.08 cm)
- Reading level 1640
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Circus - Social aspects - United States, Circus - United States - History - 20th
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002000863
- Dewey Decimal Code 791.309
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- Publishers Weekly, 06/24/2002, Page 47
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In very good condition, used by one owner (me), a reasonably tight spine (read, but carefully). No writing or markings in text. A small stain on the outer edge of pages, not visible in reading material. Minor bending to the corners due to storage. An intriguing book with very nice illustrations.I'm sorry, but I'm unable to ship expedited outside the US.A century ago, daily life ground to a halt when the circus rolled into town. Across America, banks closed, schools canceled classes, farmers left their fields, and factories shut down so that everyone could go to the show. In this entertaining and provocative book, Janet Davis links the flowering of the early-twentieth-century American railroad circus to such broader historical developments as the rise of big business, the breakdown of separate spheres for men and women, and the genesis of the United States' overseas empire. In the process, she casts the circus as a powerful force in consolidating the nation's identity as a modern industrial…
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