Amphitheatres and Circuses : A History from Their Earliest Date to 1861, with Sketches of Some of the Principal Performers

Originally serialized in the New York Clipper, T. Allston Brown's history of circus and arena performances remains a foundation stone of all subsequent research into this field. Theatre and circus historian William L. Slout provides an introduction framing Brown's narrative, plus a comprehensive index, and contemporaneous illustrations.Brown, T. Allston is the author of 'Amphitheatres and Circuses : A History from Their Earliest Date to 1861, with Sketches of Some of the Principal Performers', published 1994 under ISBN 9780913960325 and ISBN 0913960322.