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Synopsis
Fascinating history of circus life on board the trains that used to move them. Covers the first attempts to move a circus by rail, how shows are assembled and disassembled, routings, rates and tariffs, advertising cars, advance cars, flat cars and stock cars, life aboard for the performers, famous long and short runs, famous disasters, two-car shows, unusual moves, modern circus trains, and there spectaculars (such as the Ice Capades) that used trains. Illustrated throughout with black and white (and some color) photos. 392 pages.Book Details
Published
June 1, 1970
Publisher
Pruett Pub Co
Pages
391
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780871085153