Circus: A World History

by Rupert Croft-Cooke, Peter Cotes

a rather interesting book with the historical origins of the circus, and how we have all evolved as aficionados, also does a good job delving into how Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Baileys became the best-known circus in America there are many beautiful color pictures in black and whites shots of wonderful publicity poster art quite interesting.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 7, 1976

About the author

Rupert Croft-Cooke was an English writer. He was a prolific creator of fiction and non-fiction, including screenplays and biographies under his own name and detective stories under the pseudonym of Leo Bruce.