Subtitled "Stories and Secrets of the Circus", this book tells some of the stories of circuses in the era of P.T. Barnum from the perspective of one who ran travelling circuses in America across the second half of the 19th Century. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle
Chapters
1
Foreword Read by Beeswaxcandle 8:35
2
The Perilous Business of Stocking a Menagerie Read by Beeswaxcandle 21:01
3
Freaks and Fakes Read by Beeswaxcandle 29:25
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Moving the Big Show Read by Beeswaxcandle 32:59
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The Prairie Fire Read by Beeswaxcandle 22:44
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Booming the Big Show Read by Beeswaxcandle 26:04
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Parades and Band Wagons Read by Beeswaxcandle 20:00
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Anecdotes of Men and Animals Read by Beeswaxcandle 37:42
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Training Animals and Performers Read by Beeswaxcandle 28:51
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Mobs, Cyclones and Adventures Read by Beeswaxcandle 27:18
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Stories of Old-Time Shows and Showmen Read by Beeswaxcandle 41:24
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How the Great New York Aquarium was Made and Lost Read by Beeswaxcandle 19:12
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