Circus!: A Spectacularly Colorful Display of the Wonders of the Big Top, Past and Present |
Contents
WAGONS ROLL The circus comes to town | 13 |
BEFORE THE GOLDEN ERA The story of the early circus | 28 |
HOOFPRINTS IN SAWDUST Of performing horses bareback riders | 34 |
Copyright | |
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19th century acrobats acts Adam Forepaugh Adam Forepaugh's aerialist Alfredo Codona American circuses arena Astley Bailey Circus Band Wagon Baraboo bareback Barnum & Bailey beasts became big cats big top Bill Cage Wagon camels caravans carvings center ring circus clowns circus comes circus parade circus performers Circus World Museum Clyde Beatty Cole Bros colors COUNTRY BEAUTIFUL Dan Rice early equestrian Europe famous feat flyer flying trapeze Francis Brunn galloping horses Gargantua gilded Grimaldi high school horse hippodrome John Ringling North jugglers Juggling Jumbo later Lillian Leitzel London Circus menagerie Merle Evans Milwaukee parade Miss Leitzel Mother Goose never North Salemites once Otto Griebling P. T. Barnum parade wagons performing horse riding Ringling Bros Ringling brothers Roman routine sawdust Show on Earth somersault stars Steam Calliope street parade tent tigers train trainer tramp traveling troupe wagon was built wild animals Wild West Show wire Wisconsin zoos