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<p>Fire sweeps along the wall of a circus tent while inside thousands of people enjoy a Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey matinee. Within minutes, flames consume the canvas and vast sections collapse, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more.<br>Inspired by the 1944 Hartford Circus Fire, the interconnected stories in Michael Downs's The Greatest Show explore the aftermath of a disaster in a world of clowns, elephants, and childhood fantasies. <br>In the opening story, Ania Liszak, a y
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- Author
- Downs, Michael
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780807144527
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, History
- Rating
- 4.16 / 5 (46 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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