The Greatest Show on Earth: The History of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

*Includes pictures.

*Highlights Barnum's entertainment career and transition into the circus.

*Includes a bibliography for further reading.

"We bring you the circus - that Pied Piper whose magic tunes lead children of all ages into a tinseled and spun-candied world of reckless beauty and mounting laughter; whirling thrills; of rhythm, excitement and grace; of daring, enflaring and dance; of high-stepping horses and high-flying stars.

But behind all this, the circus is a massive machine whose v...