Freakery: Circuses Carnivals and Sideshows
Explore the fascinating world of freakery, circuses, carnivals, and sideshows with our curated list of books. Dive into the history, mystery, and spectacle of these extraordinary shows!
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Wild, Weird, and Wonderful
by Mark Sloan
Remarkable period photographs by F. W. Glasier capture the colorful world of the Big Top in early twentieth-century America, portraying an array of parades, tent …
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Nights at the Circus
by Angela Carter
Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction From the master of the literary supernatural and author of The Bloody Chamber, her acclaimed …
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Freak Show
by Robert Bogdan
From 1840 until 1940, freak shows by the hundreds crisscrossed the United States, from the smallest towns to the largest cities, exhibiting their casts of …
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Side Show
by Howard Bone
Reminisces about life as a member of a traveling carnival troupe, about girlie shows, magic acts, pickled punks, torture acts, and the carnival in general.
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Geek Love
by Katherine Dunn
National Book Award Finalist • Here is the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit …
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