Auteurs : Kunhardt, Philip B. Jr. (Auteur) ; Kunhardt, Peter W. (Auteur) ; Kunhardt, Philip B. III (Auteur)

Lieu de publication : New York

Éditeur : Alfred A. Knopf

Date de publication : 1995

ISBN : 0-679-43574-3

Langue : Anglais

Description : 358 p.: ill. en coul.; 26 cm

Notes : Bibliogr.: p. 349. Index.

Sujets :
Barnum, Phineas Taylor [directeur de cirque]
Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth [spectacle de cirque]
Biographie
Compagnies de cirque - États-Unis

Collection : Collection documentaire du Cirque du Soleil

Localisation : Réserve

Cote : 791.309 2 BAR 1995

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