The first showman : the extraordinary Mr Astley, the Englishman who invented the modern circus
Shaw, Karl2019
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A hugely entertaining, informative history of the man who created the modern circus: Philip Astley. There have been many books about aspects of the circus but never the story of its inventor. Here, New York Times bestselling author Karl Shaw draws on a huge amount of research to tell the story of Britain's Barnum. He brilliantly evokes the time, the place, the drama, pitfalls, successes, characters and passion behind Astley's rise to fame and place in the history books.
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Author:
Shaw, Karl, author
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781445695495 (hbk)
Dewey class:
791.3092
LC class:
GV1811
Language:
English
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BRN:
2565182