| Description |
x, 273 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimilies, portraits ; 28 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Australian history |
| Contents |
Genesis -- The Astleys of the antipodes -- Gold, gravel and grit -- Dust and spangles -- Foreign exchange -- Wirth's Circus -- Road shows -- Oz circus |
| Summary |
In Circus : the Australian story, author Mark St Leon presents a comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of circus in Australia. His interest was sparked by his insatiable curiosity about his own family's celebrated past in Australian circus. You will read how a colonial circus industry developed out of its Old World roots; how the saga of circus is woven into the historical fabric of modern Australia; how circus in Australia absorbed influences from as far afield as America, Japan and Europe; how Australia has been visited by some of the world's major circus companies; and how Australia's circus people have coped with unrelenting social, cultural, technological and economic change |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Circus Monoxide
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Circus -- Australia -- History.
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Circus -- Australia.
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| ISBN |
9781877096501 (hardback) |
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