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Old Bet and the Start of the American Circus

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 9 Ratings and 2 Reviews

Book Description
Describes the performing career of the elephant Old Bet, whose traveling exhibition under the management of Hackaliah Bailey in the early nineteenth century gave rise to the tradition of the American circus.
Book Information
PublisherWilliam Morrow and Company
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages30
ISBN-100688106420
ISBN-13978-0688106423
Publication Date03/1993
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About Robert M. McClung (Author) : Robert M. McClung is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Robert M. McClung include Shag, Young George Washington and the French and Indian Wa... more
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About Laura Kelly (Illustrator) : Laura Kelly is a published illustrator of children's books. A published credit of Laura Kelly is Old Bet and the Start of the American Circus.
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