In addition to Barnum's life story, this edition reprints fourteen additional documents to bring Barnum's entire career to life. These documents include reviews of the autobiography in the popular press; selections from Barnum's other writings; and a handful of other items selected to illuminate parts of his life not captured by the autobiography itself.
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We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. Score: 3. Barnum is the greatest showman the world has ever seen. Nearly years after his death, the name P. Barnum still inspires wonder. He learned as a young man how to wow crowds, and built a fortune that placed him among the first millionaires in the United States.
As an entertainer, Barnum courted controversy throughout his life—yet he was also a man of strong convictions, guided in his work not by a desire to deceive, but an eagerness to thrill and bring joy to his audiences.
Barnum, the legendary showman who transformed the American circus into a popular phenomenon. Meet the greatest entertainer of the 19th Century In , desperate to create a better life for his family, small-time Connecticut businessman P.
Barnum moved to New York City. With true entrepreneurial spirit and against all odds, he wowed audiences with his ensemble of musical spectacles, attractions and variety shows - often exploiting the vulnerable for entertainment value. In this account of his life and work, written by the man himself and first published in , P. Barnum creates an aura of excitement about himself and his enduring fame, confirming his reputation as the greatest impresario of all time and revealing the controversial decisions that helped him to his fortune.
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Smith, January 1st, "Old humbug" handwritten in ink beneath frontispiece portrait; "The age of Humbug" written pencil on p. There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write a review. American Libraries.
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