The First Showman: The Extraordinary Mr Astley, The Englishman Who Invented the Modern Circus by Karl Shaw

The First Showman: The Extraordinary Mr Astley, The Englishman Who Invented the Modern Circus

Karl Shaw

288 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography historical history reference adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
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Before 'the greatest showman', P. T. Barnum, there was Philip Astley, an Englishman who revolutionised popular entertainment. This is his extraordinary story. The First Showman is a hugely entertaining history of the man who created the modern cir...

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