Golden Age of the Circus

A history of the circus from the humble beginnings of the itinerant showman to the Big Top of today. Although nothing can take the place of being at the circus in person, this book hopes to capture something of the circus atmosphere, to recount its history & celebrate some of its great performers -- human & animal. Chapters: history of the circus; origins of the circus; the Golden Age of the circus; circus acts & their performers; horse acts; ground & carpet acts; rope & wire acts; the flying trapeze; other aerial acts; clowns; animal acts; mechanized acts & daredevils; a new golden Age; post-war problems; & the new circus. Numerous photos.Loxton, Howard is the author of 'Golden Age of the Circus', published 2000 under ISBN 9780788190117 and ISBN 0788190113.