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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

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Narrated by: Duke Holm
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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 15-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 audiobook 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!

Get the audiobook now to learn more about P. T. Barnum!

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History about Barnum’s political life was interesting and he always seemed to bounce back from failures. Interesting man, interesting life.

History about Barnum

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This is an excellent book. We listened to the audio version, and learned a great many interesting details about Barnum and his performers.

Priceless advice

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I discovered that PT Barnum is more than a circus guy. His innovations in the art of marketing, advertising, celebrity are still with us today. An amazing book, all the way around!

Confidence Builder

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i found the short version of Barnum's life more interesting but the autobiography a lot more fun. Barnun is very honest in this book about himself and his frauds (humbugs as called then) he did. A guide book but fun and interesting.

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This was an interesting book. I always associated PT Barnum with the circus. However, this book doesn't talk a lot about that. This book talks a lot about the museum he first owned. He wasn't really the person I thought he was, for better or worse.

short sweet and to the point

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