Amphitheatres and Circuses: A History from Their Earliest Date to 1861, with Sketches of Some of the Principal Performers (Clipper Studies in the Theatre,)

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.