Women of the American Circus, 1880-1940 (Paperback)

from mrsfiskeandco

The concept of WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS 1880-1940 is an interesting idea, a look at women in that era of few "working women" made a career for themselves under the big top (indeed, women only had ability to vote for the last twenty years of the period the book covers) but unfortunately there ...

from lewisbookreviews

This book contains a lot of good information, but it definitely has a small audience. It does relate some to women's studies (which is why I read it), but I would recommend it more for people who are interested in circus history or circus press and advertising. The authors included good color exa...

from IsolaBlue

The title - WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS - seduces the reader with the promise of colorful biographies of past circus performers. One imagines many photographs, intriguing stories, and little-known but fascinating information. The book, however, is basically an academic piece. It is well research...

from Naberius

I have always had an interest in the circus, and the more books I read, the more interesting it all gets. This book is well-written, and is broken down into small chapters so it's pretty easy to digest. And, I found most of it very interesting, and learned some new things. It was also nice to rea...

from noblechicken

Textbook style presentation of the subject. The scope of the book is much broader than the title, it really is all a matter of the presentation and reader expectation. If one is expecting some kind of shallow romp through the ages of menageries and circuses of the past, they may well put it down ...