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The Circus Spectacular That Spawned American Giantism

How the “Greatest Show on Earth” enthralled small-town crowds and inspired shopping malls

by Janet M. Davis via What It Means to Be American on March 17, 2017

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The Creepy Clown Emerged from the Crass and Bawdy Circuses of the 19th Century

Today’s creepy clowns are not a divergence from tradition, but a return to it.

by Madeline Steiner via The Conversation on October 25, 2022

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