Beneath the Big Top: A Social History of the Circus in Britain by Steve Ward

Beneath the Big Top: A Social History of the Circus in Britain

Steve Ward

224 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
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Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the modern tented traveling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eyewitness accounts and contemporary interviews to explo...

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