American Sideshow : An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers (Paperback)

from retropelocin

I've always found myself unusually drawn to the unusual. This includes, to a great degree, circus folk. So, when I saw a single copy of American Sideshow in the theatre section at the bookstore I immediately honed in. This book is a treasure chest of information about sideshow performers througho...

from noblechicken

Great book on the lost art of the American Sideshow! This is basically a "reference" work of many many many carny-folk from the mid-1850s to today. It's a terrific and fascinating subject. The writing sometimes feel like a "talker" but often times it's just straight up telling a bit about some of...

from madamejeanie

This is one of those irresistible books (for me) about human oddities over the years and contains hundreds of case histories of "freaks" and sideshow attractions from the last century. Told without hype, with respect and gentle humor, it was absolutely intriguing. There are, of course, hundreds o...

from retropelocin

I've always found myself unusually drawn to the unusual. This includes, to a great degree, circus folk. So, when I saw a single copy of American Sideshow in the theatre section at the bookstore I immediately honed in. This book is a treasure chest of information about sideshow performers througho...

from noblechicken

Great book on the lost art of the American Sideshow! This is basically a "reference" work of many many many carny-folk from the mid-1850s to today. It's a terrific and fascinating subject. The writing sometimes feel like a "talker" but often times it's just straight up telling a bit about some of...