The Life of P.T. Barnum
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The Life of P.T. Barnum

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eBook - ePub

The Life of P.T. Barnum

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Meet the greatest entertainer of the 19th Century…

In 1834, desperate to create a better life for his family, small-time Connecticut businessman P. T. 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. A master showman, his crowning achievement was the world-famous circus, Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth.

In this account of his life and work, written by the man himself and first published in 1855, P. T. 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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Information

Publisher
William Collins
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780008284749
eBook ISBN
9780008277024
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Performance Art
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. History of William Collins
  5. Introductory
  6. Chapter I. My Early History
  7. Chapter II. Clerk in a Store – Anecdotes
  8. Chapter III. Sunday School – Old Meeting-House
  9. Chapter IV. Anecdotes with an Episode
  10. Chapter V. A Batch of Incidents
  11. Chapter VI. Incidents and Various Schemes
  12. Chapter VII. Struggling – Joice Heth – Vivalla
  13. Chapter VIII. The Travelling Circus
  14. Chapter IX. The American Museum
  15. Chapter X. European Tour – Tom Thumb
  16. Chapter XI. The Jenny Lind Enterprise
  17. Chapter XII. “Side Shows” – Buffalo Hunt, Etc.
  18. Chapter XIII. Temperance and Agriculture
  19. Chapter XIV. Sundry Business Enterprises
  20. Footnotes
  21. Classic Literature: Words and Phrases
  22. About the Publisher

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