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Father of the modern circus 'Billy Buttons': the life & times ofPhilip Astley

By Steve , Astley , Philip;Ward

Book information

Publisher
Pen & Sword History
Year
2018
ISBN
9781526706874, 9781526706898, 9781526706881, 9781526706904, 1526706903
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
8 MB (8318503 bytes)
Pages
166 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1742-1814;Circus -- Europe -- History;EuropeCircus;Circus--Europe--History;History;AstleyPhilip

Description

About the Author: A former performer, teacher and director of a prize winning youth circus, STEVE WARD has worked with circus groups worldwide. He also has an MA researching the role of circus within education. Steve later founded the National Association of Youth Circus and his Leeds based group Circus Zanni won several awards. He has written widely on the circus and his latest book Beneath the Big Top; A Social History of the Circus in Britain was published in 2014. Today Steve works as a genealogist and freelance writer, although he still occasionally performs, creates and directs circus shows.

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