This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits.
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Neil Harris is professor of history at the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Artist in American Society and Cultural Excursion, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
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This book gives a great overview of the life and times of P.T. Barnum. It doesn't go too in-depth about any particular parts of his life but does touch on just about everything he did. It's a great entry level book into the world of P.T. Barnum.
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PHINEAS TAYLOR BARNUM was born July 5, 1810, in Bethel, a part of Danbury, Connecticut. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind, American Museum, Joice Heth, New England, United States, Toung Taloung, Civil War, Moses Kimball, East Bridgeport, Fanny Elssler, George Templeton Strong, New Jersey, Bayard Taylor, Commodore Nutt, Crystal Palace, Fejee Mermaid, Mark Twain, New Orleans, Phineas Taylor, British Museum, Moon Hoax, New Haven, Thomas Barnum New!
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PHINEAS TAYLOR BARNUM was born July 5, 1810, in Bethel, a part of Danbury, Connecticut. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
operational aesthetic, woolly horse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind, American Museum, Joice Heth, New England, United States, Toung Taloung, Civil War, Moses Kimball, East Bridgeport, Fanny Elssler, George Templeton Strong, New Jersey, Bayard Taylor, Commodore Nutt, Crystal Palace, Fejee Mermaid, Mark Twain, New Orleans, Phineas Taylor, British Museum, Moon Hoax, New Haven, Thomas Barnum New!
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- Struggles and Triumphs (The American Journalists) by P. T. Barnum on 5 pages
- Fabulous Showman by Irving Wallace in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade; An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Reviews, Criticism and an Annotated Bibliography (A Norton) by Herman Melville on page 222, page 224, and Back Matter
- The Diary of George Templeton Strong by George Templeton Strong in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Mark Twain and Southwestern Humor. by Kenneth Schuyler Lynn in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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