02025nam 2200517 450 991082021590332120231203051830.01-62190-395-8(MiAaPQ)EBC30684913(Au-PeEL)EBL30684913(OCoLC)1394118675(MdBmJHUP)musev2_118707(EXLCZ)992797305010004120230905d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCircus life performing and laboring under America's big top shows, 1830-1920 /Micah D. Childress1st ed.Knoxville, Tennessee :The University of Tennessee Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (265 pages)Sports and Popular Culture SeriesPrint version: Childress, Micah D. Circus Life Chicago : University of Tennessee Press,c2018 9781621903949 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Sports and Popular Culture SeriesCircusSocial aspectsCircus workersCircus performersUSAgndElectronic books. CircusSocial aspects.Circus workers.Circus performers.791.3Childress Micah D.1713322MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820215903321Circus life4106239UNINA