P.T. Barnum
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P.T. Barnum

A Captivating Guide to the American Showman Who Founded What Became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

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P.T. Barnum

A Captivating Guide to the American Showman Who Founded What Became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

About this book

Explore the Captivating Life of P.T. Barnum

 

He wasn't always the Great Showman. In fact, Phineas Taylor Barnum grew up in relative poverty with only his wits to help him along. When his father died, the fifteen-year-old boy entered the working world as a shopkeeper's assistant. In leaps and bounds, he worked his way from assistant to shop owner, lottery office owner, and eventually, entertainment promoter. The bulk of his career was focused on his beloved American Museum, where thousands of ticket-holders flocked every day to look at the human oddities, stuffed animals, live whale, and American memorabilia. In the Barnum and Bailey Circus, we see the culmination of the renowned man's life's work.

 

Some of the topics covered in this book include:

  •  The Inn-Keeper's Son 
  •  Lottery Mania 
  •  The Herald of Freedom 
  •  Leasing Joice Heth 
  •  Barnum's American Museum 
  •  General Tom Thumb Goes to England 
  •  The Swedish Nightingale 
  •  'The Drunkard' at the Moral Lecture Room 
  •  Bankruptcy and Criticism 
  •  The Family Man 
  •  Publicist, Showman, Author 
  •  The Nancy Fish Era 
  •  The Greatest Show on Earth 
  •  More Politicking 
  •  The Blackface Minstrels 
  •  The Last Show 
  •  And much more! 

 

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Information

Publisher
Captivating History
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781393844976
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. P.T. Barnum: A Captivating Guide to the American Showman Who Founded What Became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 – The Inn-Keeper’s Son
  5. Chapter 2 – Lottery Mania
  6. Chapter 3 – The Herald of Freedom
  7. Chapter 4 – Leasing Joice Heth
  8. Chapter 5 – Barnum’s American Museum
  9. Chapter 6 – General Tom Thumb Goes to England
  10. Chapter 7 – The Swedish Nightingale
  11. Chapter 8 – ‘The Drunkard’ at the Moral Lecture Room
  12. Chapter 9 – Bankruptcy and Criticism
  13. Chapter 10 – The Family Man
  14. Chapter 11 – Publicist, Showman, Author
  15. Chapter 12 – The Nancy Fish Era
  16. Chapter 13 – The Greatest Show on Earth
  17. Chapter 14 - More Politicking
  18. Chapter 15 – The Blackface Minstrels
  19. Chapter 16 – The Great Showman Dead
  20. Chapter 17 – The Last Show
  21. Endnotes