Barnum's own story : the autobiography of P.T. Barnum, combined & condensed from the various editions published during his lifetime by Waldo R. Browne
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-18912017
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"P. T. Barnum's career of showmanship and charlatanry was marked by a surprising undercurrent of honesty and forthrightness. His exuberant autobiography forms a happy combination of all those traits, revealing the whole story of his world-famous hoaxes and publicity stunts. Here is a pageant of nineteenth-century America's gullibility and thirst for marvels, as told by the master of revels himself. A born storyteller, Barnum recalls his association with Tom Thumb, his audience with Queen Victoria, and his trouble keeping Jenny Lind's angelic image intact during a trying tour. He tells of Jumbo, the most famous elephant in history, from the creature's heroic arrival in America to its tragic death in a railroad accident; of his attempts to transfer Shakespeare's house and Madame Tussaud's Waxworks from England to New York; and of his triumphant reentry into public life after financial failure and five disastrous fires had all but wiped him out. The true-life tale of a man of boundless imagination and indomitable energy, Barnum's autobiography embodies the spirit of America's most exciting boom years"--
Main title:
Imprint:
Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2017.
Collation:
xii, 452 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1927.
ISBN:
9780486811871
Dewey class:
791.3092B791.3
Language:
English
BRN:
319989
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 791.3 BAR | Available |