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The Big Story of Old Bet: The First Circus Elephant

The First: Stories of Inventions and their Consequences by Greg Young

Mar 13, 201728:59Society & Culture

This year marks the end to the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus and, with it, the end of the traditional American circus. Once at the core of the American circus was the performing elephant. Today we understand that...

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The Big Story of Old Bet: The First Circus Elephant is an episode from The First: Stories of Inventions and their Consequences by Greg Young. This year marks the end to the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus and, with it, the end of the...

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Published Mar 13, 2017, 28:59 long, audio available.