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Performing Arts Circus

Seeing Is Believing

America's Side Shows

by (author) A.W. Stencell

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2002
Category
Circus
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550225297
    Publish Date
    Oct 2002
    List Price
    $26.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554906284
    Publish Date
    Oct 2002
    List Price
    $18.95

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Description

From striptease midgets, human pin cushions, and monkeys in miniature race cars to trained fleas and people with double bodies, three legs, and enormous feet, this chronicle of twisted midway attractions and the showmen who have presented them covers it all. The history of the circus side show and its companion, the carnival, is celebrated in words and rare, eye-popping images, making this a must for all collectors and enthusiasts. Interviews with many of the big players on the carnival circuit are included.

About the author

Contributor Notes

A. W. Stencell, the “P. T. Barnum of Canada,” has spent a lifetime in the circus business and is vice president of the Circus Historical Society. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.