The Hartford Circus Fire ~ July 6, 1944
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The Greatest Show

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The Greatest Show
The Greatest Show by Michael Downs.

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. 

Available for purchase at LSU Press. 

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