Old Bet and the start of the American circus / Robert McClung ; illustrated by Laura Kelly.
| Author/creator | McClung, Robert M. |
| Other author | Kelly, Laura (Laura C.) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Morrow Junior Books, ©1993. |
| Description | 30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | 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. |
| LCCN | 92011020 |
| ISBN | 0688106420 (trade) |
| ISBN | 0688106439 (lib. bdg.) |