The Ringmaster by Darryl Ponicsan (author of The Last Detail) works less as a novel and more as fictionalized reportage. In that capacity, it provides an interesting look into the workings of a medium-sized circus circa 1975. After a while, the travel and staffing problems become repetitive, but the reader will put down the novel as an insider into a grimy subculture.
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