عنوان

The rise of the American circus, 1716-1899 /

شابک

0786461594

شابک

9780786461592

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

The rise of the American circus, 1716-1899 /

نام عام مواد

[Book]

نام نخستين پديدآور

S.L. Kotar and J.E. Gessler.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

viii, 354 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

26 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index.

متن يادداشت

1. When the Circus Became a Circus -- 2. The Circus Comes to Town -- 3. Competition in the Riding School/Amphitheatre/Circus -- 4. The Evolving Circus -- 5. Getting Away from the "Circus" -- 6. The Circus Comes to America -- 7. The Century of the Circus -- 8. Equestrian Drama Finds a Home -- 9. "In the Rude State of Nature" -- 10. The Circus Tent -- 11. "Horrible: A Man Devoured by Tigers" -- 12. The Era of P.T. Barnum and the "Great Lion Tamer" -- 13. Variety, Novelty and Splendor -- 14. A Small Field of Competition -- 15. "A Regular Out-and-Outer" -- 16. "Gulling" the "Dear People" -- 17. Circuses and Menageries in the Civil War Era -- 18. Everything's Hunkidori: Moral Exhibitions, Aggregations and the "Ku-Klux-Kan" -- 19. Sawdust and Spangles -- 20. "Fully in Keeping with the Present Age" -- 21. Privilegers, Flash Folk, Fakirs and Bunco Men -- 22. The Original Monster Makers -- 23. Canvassing the Landscape -- 24. The Allurement of Sawdust and Tights -- 25. The State of the Circus -- 26. "A Little World in Itself."

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"It introduces the early pioneers of the circus, addresses business concerns such as management and training, and discusses the development of the show itself, including the incorporation of menageries, the need for animal training and care, the addition of circus music, the use of the tent, and the unique attractions of side shows and "freaks.""--Provided by publisher.

موضوع مستند نشده

Circus-- United States-- History-- 18th century.

موضوع مستند نشده

Circus-- United States-- History-- 19th century.

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Kotar, S. L.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Gessler, J. E.

تاريخ عمليات

20181108175951.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y