Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top

Contributor(s): Davis, Janet M (Author)

ISBN: 9780807853993

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

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Pub Date: September 23, 2002

Dewey: 791.30973

LCCN: 2002000863

Lexile Code: 1640

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.82" H x 9.32" L x 6.28" W ( 1.11 lbs) 358 pages

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Description: Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top

Brief description: Janet M. Davis is associate professor of American studies and history at the University of Texas at Austin.

Review Quotes:

"An important and highly readable examination of the relationship between circus and US society at the beginning of the 20th century. . . . Davis did prodigious research and . . . places circus performance in historic and social context. . . . Strongly recommended for readers at all levels." -- CHOICE

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