9783836520256-3836520257-The Circus Book: 1870-1950

The Circus Book: 1870-1950

ISBN-13: 9783836520256
ISBN-10: 3836520257
Edition: Multilingual
Author: Noel Daniel, Dominique Jando, Linda Granfield, Fred Dahlinger
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
Format: Hardcover 543 pages
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ISBN-13: 9783836520256
ISBN-10: 3836520257
Edition: Multilingual
Author: Noel Daniel, Dominique Jando, Linda Granfield, Fred Dahlinger
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
Format: Hardcover 543 pages

Summary

The Circus Book: 1870-1950 (ISBN-13: 9783836520256 and ISBN-10: 3836520257), written by authors Noel Daniel, Dominique Jando, Linda Granfield, Fred Dahlinger, was published by Taschen America Llc in 2010. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Circus Book: 1870-1950 (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $15.05.

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During its heyday, the American circus was the largest show-biz industry the world had ever seen. From the mid-1800s to mid-1900s, traveling American circuses performed for audiences of up to 14,000 per show and crisscrossed the country on 20,000 miles of railroad in one season alone. The spectacle of death-defying daredevils and strapping superheroes gripped the American imagination, outshining theater, comedy, and minstrel shows of the day, and ultimately paving the way for film and television. The circus offered young Americans the dream of adventure and reinvention.This book brings to life the grit and glamour of the circus phenomenon. Images include photographic gems by early circus photographers Frederick Whitman Glasier and Edward Kelty, many of the earliest color photographs ever taken of the circus from the 1940s and 1950s, iconic circus photographs by Mathew Brady or Cornell Capa, and little-known circus images by Stanley Kubrick and Charles and Ray Eames. For the first time, contemporary readers can experience the legend of the American circus in all its glory.

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