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Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up for Who HQ's entertaining biography of P. T. Barnum: politician, businessman, and The Greatest Showman on Earth! After moving from Connecticut to New York City in 1834, twenty-four-year-old Phineas Taylor Barnum launched his now-legendary career as a showman. Even though spectators debated whether his exhibitions were authentic wonders, hoaxes, or a little bit of both, they were always astounded by what they saw. And readers are sure to be amazed by the story of how Barnum went from owning a museum filled with rare and unusual items to transforming the American circus into a popular and thrilling phenomenon.
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 - April 7, 1891) was an American showman, politician, and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871-2017).Although Barnum was also an author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician, he said of himself, "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me," and his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." Barnum is widely, but erroneously, credited with coining the phrase "There's a sucker born every minute."
Traces the life of the famous circus owner who worked to make his attractions the best in the world.
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Phineas Taylor Barnum was a successful small business owner, entrepreneur, newspaper editor, museum owner, sideshow operator, touring promoter for opera singers, theatrical producer, circus owner, congressman, mayor, and philanthropist. He had an influence on virtually every aspect of American life and it cannot be underestimated. Inside you will read about... Well-Spent Youth The Variety Shows The American Museum The Attractions Jenny Lind After Jenny Lind Politics The Barnum Legacy The Quotable Barnum How We Can Use P. T. Barnum in Our Lives And much more! Phineas Taylor Barnum's name has been associated with circus sideshows and freaks and jokes for more than a century, but the truth is that he was a great man and a visionary who shaped the country he loved so much.
P. T. Barnum - The Greatest Showman on Earth is a biography of Phineas Taylor Barnum who is most famous for founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, one of America's best known circuses. Barnum was a successful self-made businessman and showman who became famous for his exhibitions of human and animal oddities. P. T. Barnum - The Greatest Showman on Earth is highly recommended for those interested in the history and life of P. T. Barnum, American showman and entrepreneur.
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Gathers correspondence by the famous American showman to his family, friends, writers, businessmen, and other public figures
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