Barnum

Barnum
Title Barnum PDF eBook
Author Robert Wilson
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Total Pages 368
Release 2020-08-11
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1501118714

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“Robert Wilson’s Barnum, the first full-dress biography in twenty years, eschews clichés for a more nuanced story…It is a life for our times, and the biography Barnum deserves.” —The Wall Street Journal P.T. Barnum is the greatest showman the world has ever seen. As a creator of the Barnum & Baily Circus and a champion of wonder, joy, trickery, and “humbug,” he was the founding father of American entertainment—and as Robert Wilson argues, one of the most important figures in American history. Nearly 125 years after his death, the name P.T. Barnum still inspires wonder. Robert Wilson’s vivid new biography captures the full genius, infamy, and allure of the ebullient showman, who, from birth to death, repeatedly reinvented himself. He learned as a young man how to wow crowds, and built a fortune that placed him among the first millionaires in the United States. He also suffered tragedy, bankruptcy, and fires that destroyed his life’s work, yet willed himself to recover and succeed again. As an entertainer, Barnum courted controversy throughout his life—yet he was also a man of strong convictions, guided in his work not by a desire to deceive, but an eagerness to thrill and bring joy to his audiences. He almost certainly never uttered the infamous line, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” instead taking pride in giving crowds their money’s worth and more. Robert Wilson, editor of The American Scholar, tells a gripping story in Barnum, one that’s imbued with the same buoyant spirit as the man himself. In this “engaging, insightful, and richly researched new biography” (New York Journal of Books), Wilson adeptly makes the case for P.T. Barnum’s place among the icons of American history, as a figure who represented, and indeed created, a distinctly American sense of optimism, industriousness, humor, and relentless energy.

P.T. Barnum

P.T. Barnum
Title P.T. Barnum PDF eBook
Author David K. Wright
Publisher Raintree
Total Pages 0
Release 1997
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9780817244569

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Introduces the life and accomplishments of the man who is known as the creator of the greatest show on Earth.

Barnum's Bones

Barnum's Bones
Title Barnum's Bones PDF eBook
Author Tracey Fern
Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages 40
Release 2012-05-22
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1466816287

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Barnum Brown's (1873-1963) parents named him after the circus icon P.T. Barnum, hoping that he would do something extraordinary--and he did! As a paleonotologist for the American Museum of Natural History, he discovered the first documented skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, as well as most of the other dinosaurs on display there today. An appealing and fun picture book biography, with zany and stunning illustrations by Boris Kulikov, BARNUM'S BONES captures the spirit of this remarkable man. Barnum's Bones is one The Washington Post's Best Kids Books of 2012.

Life of P. T. Barnum

Life of P. T. Barnum
Title Life of P. T. Barnum PDF eBook
Author Phineas Taylor Barnum
Publisher
Total Pages 426
Release 1855
Genre
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The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum

The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum
Title The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum PDF eBook
Author Candace Fleming
Publisher Schwartz & Wade
Total Pages 162
Release 2009-09-08
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0375841970

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Discover the true story of P.T. Barnum, the man who created the world-famous Barnum & Bailey Circus, as featured in the movie The Greatest Showman! The award-winning author of The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, Amelia Lost, and Our Eleanor brings us the larger-than-life biography of showman P. T. Barnum. Known far and wide for his jumbo elephants, midgets, and three-ring circuses, here’ s a complete and captivating look at the man behind the Greatest Show on Earth. Readers can visit Barnum’s American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 inches tall) and his tinier bride (32 inches); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum’s legacy to the 19th century and beyond. Drawing on old circus posters, photographs, etchings, ticket stubs—and with incredible decorative art by Ray Fenwick—this book presents history as it’s never been experienced before—a show-stopping event!

Struggles and Triumphs: or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum

Struggles and Triumphs: or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum
Title Struggles and Triumphs: or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum PDF eBook
Author P. T. Barnum
Publisher DigiCat
Total Pages 738
Release 2023-11-10
Genre Fiction
ISBN

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"Struggles and Triumphs: or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum" by P. T. Barnum. Published by DigiCat. DigiCat publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each DigiCat edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Who Was P. T. Barnum?

Who Was P. T. Barnum?
Title Who Was P. T. Barnum? PDF eBook
Author Kirsten Anderson
Publisher Penguin
Total Pages 112
Release 2019-06-04
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1524792993

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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.