Amphitheatres and Circuses. A History from Their Earliest Date to 1861, with Sketches of Some of the Principal Performers 8+

📓 Originally serialized in the New York Clipper, T. Allston Brown's history of circus and arena performances remains a foundation stone of all subsequent research into this field. Theatre and circus historian William L. Slout provides an introduction framing Brown's narrative, plus a comprehensive index, and contemporaneous illustrations.