Today recognized as a genius of advertising and promotion, circus owner P. T. Barnum was the target of a great deal of ire and controversy during his lifetime. Many of his critics denounced him for knowingly perpetuating gimmicks and frauds. In the thoroughly entertaining volume The Humbugs of the World, Barnum displays his wit, intelligence, and a startling degree of self-awareness by offering up a historical overview of infamous cases of fraud and deception.
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- Title
- Contents
- Publisher's Note
- Introduction
- I - PERSONAL REMINISCENCES
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- II - THE SPIRITUALISTS
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- III - TRADE AND BUSINESS IMPOSITIONS
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- IV - MONEY MANIAS
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- V - MEDICINE AND QUACKS
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- VI - HOAXES
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- VII - GHOSTS AND WITCHCRAFTS
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
- VIII - ADVENTURERS
- Chapter XXXIX
- Chapter XL
- Chapter XLI
- Chapter LXII
- Chapter XLIII
- IX - RELIGIOUS HUMBUGS
- Chapter XLIV
- Chapter XLV
- Chapter XLVI
- Chapter XLVII
- Chapter XLVIII
- Chapter XLIX
- Chapter L
- Endnotes