Reaper Tales

Episode 120: Plunger shoes and house horses


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Come one! Come all! to the amazing world of Reaper Tales. This week we bring you those who can walk on the ceiling, inside horses, and a lot of fires for some reason. Grab your roasted peanuts and cotton candy and settle in to hear all about the history of the circus.

Resources:

http://www.historyofcircus.com/#google_vignette

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-story-of-circus?srsltid=AfmBOooNAGMHLSdlWcKYOxkrMXs3qv1RkEUAstLy_EFdLGxQtjXSnY0_#slideshow=58613815&slide=0

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/americas-big-circus-spectacular-has-long-and-cherished-history-180962621/

https://www.theatreinparis.com/blog/the-evolution-of-the-circus

https://circushalloffame.com/history-of-the-circus/

http://www.circopedia.org/Giuseppe_Chiarini

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Reaper TalesBy Montana Leach and Samantha Hays