Father of the Modern Circus 'billy Buttons': The Life & Times of Philip Astley by Steve Ward

Father of the Modern Circus 'billy Buttons': The Life & Times of Philip Astley

Steve Ward

128 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

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The world of the circus has a long and colorful history but it was with a man named Philip Astley that the 'modern' circus was founded. It was 250 years ago, in April 1768, that Astley pegged out a circular ride on the banks of the river Thames an...

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