Tapia, John Edward. Circuit Chautauqua: From Rural Education to Popular Entertainment in Early Twentieth Century America. Jefferson, NC: MacFarland, 1997.

Tapia provides an overview of the lyceum movement and adult education in the 19th century and examines the rise and fall of the Chautauqua circuit. He sites the Great Depression and rise of the film industry as factors in its demise.

Referenced in:
The Most American Thing in America: The Chautauqua