Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I made this video in partnership with Circus Talk. You can read the accompanying article here: circustalk.com/news/american-circus-through-the-pages-of-history-a-reading-list

✨TIMESTAMPS✨
0:00 - the history
4:15 - the books
4:46 - The American Circus
5:36 - The Circus: 1870s-1950s
6:44 - Circus, Science, and Technology
8:15 - Artistes of Colour
9:18 - Wild and Dangerous Performances
10:35 - why study circus