Books by David Lewis Hammarstrom and Complete Book Reviews

David Lewis Hammarstrom, Author University of Illinois Press $37 (384p) ISBN 978-0-252-01901-2
Excoriated by the press in 1956 for closing the Big Top--that is, circus acts in tents--North (1903-1985) has never received proper credit for his many contributions to the greatest show on earth. So argues Hammarstrom, author of Behind the Big Top...
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David Lewis Hammarstrom. CreateSpace, $14.95 trade paper (264p) ISBN 978-1-5429-7561-2
In his latest book, Hammarstrom (Inside the Changing Circus) claims to be “the only true circus critic in the country—possibly the world.” As he celebrates the industry’s achievements (in pages studded with reproductions of posters and pictures of...
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