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Childress Micah D. |
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Circus life : performing and laboring under America's big top shows, 1830-1920 / / Micah D. Childress |
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Knoxville, Tennessee : , : The University of Tennessee Press, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 pages) |
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Collana |
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Sports and Popular Culture Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Circus - Social aspects |
Circus workers |
Circus performers |
Electronic books. |
USA |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Brian M. Ingrassia -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Circus Becomes Respectable: Accommodation and Change in the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 2: The Biggest Day of the Year -- Chapter 3: Working in the Circus -- Chapter 4: Obstacles and Opportunities -- Chapter 5: Amusement Barons or Captains of Entertainment? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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