Stories from Wisconsin's circuses, 1850-1908
 Wisconsin circus lore, 1850-1908 : stories of the big top, sawdust ring, menagerie, and sideshows
Wisconsin became nationally known for circuses in the nineteenth century. Although the circus as a traveling organization had originated in the east, circuses proved especially popular in the west where professional entertainment was rare. In 1847, Edmund and Jeremiah Mabie, owners of the U.S. Olympic Circus, then the nation's largest traveling show, acquired land in Delavan, Wisconsin, and moved their headquarters west. Soon, over 100 traveling circuses wintered in Wisconsin, 26 in Delavan alone. This book, compiled by WPA writers, documents some of the stories and lore of Wisconsin's circuses.
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The Progressive Era
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| Creator: | Brown, Dorothy, Moulding |
| Pub Data: | [Madison? Wis. : Wisconsin Folklore 1947?]. 1937 ed. published by the Federal Writers' Project, Wisconsin under title: Wisconsin circus lore. (pamphlet 76-787) |
| Citation: | Brown, Dorothy, Moulding. "Wisconsin circus lore, 1850-1908 : stories of the big top, sawdust ring, menagerie, and sideshows." ([Madison? Wis. : Wisconsin Folklore 1947?]);
Online facsimile at:
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1229;
Visited on: 11/22/2009
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