Books with title P.T. Barnum

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.

***The Amazing Story of the Man Who Created "The Greatest Show on Earth" and Changed History Forever!***P.T. Barnum was a master showman who created "The Greatest Show on Earth," one of the most famous circuses in the history of the world.Barnum could make just about anyone — or anything — into a star. He even made an ordinary man carrying around five bricks into the most famous man in New York City!P.T. was a master at stirring people up and making them hungry to see his latest attractions. And boy did he have a lot of amazing, incredible, and downright weird things to show them!Read this book and discover...* How P.T. transformed an unemployed man into the most famous man in New York City...using just five ordinary bricks!* How Barnum made a fortune with a "161-year-old" woman.* How P.T. became famous all over the world and met presidents, kings, and queens...all because of a tiny 4-year-old boy.* How Barnum made over $700,000 with an unknown opera singer that almost no one in America had ever heard sing.* How P.T. became rich and famous with a bizarre-looking "mermaid."* How Barnum turned an unknown London Zoo elephant into the world's most famous animal....and Much, Much More!So start reading and discover the amazing story of P.T. Barnum and how he changed history forever.

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.

Those who peruse this volume will see that my career has been truly a checkered one. I have been a farmer's boy and a merchant, a clerk and a manager, a showman and a bank-president. I have been in jails and in palaces; have known poverty and abundance ; have traveled over a large portion of two Continents ; have encountered all varieties of men, have seen every phase of human character and I have on several occasions been in imminent personal peril.

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.

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In these pages I have given the true history of my many adventures, and the numerous enterprises in which I have been engaged. Those who peruse this volume will see that my career has been truly a checkered one. I have been a farmers boy and a merchant, a clerk and a manager, a showman and a bank-president. I have been in jails and in palaces; have known poverty and abundance; have travelled over a large portion of two Continents; have encountered all varieties of men, have seen every phase of human character ;and I have on several occasions been in imminent personal peril. - -- :I nall this I have had some sad experiences, but, on the whole, my life has been a merry one, I have looked chiefly on the bright side of things, and from the various anecdotes with which this volume is interspersed some of mv readers may think I have inclined too much to the ludicrous.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. EUROPEAN TOUR TOM THUMB. Embarkation for 'England--Farewell Thoughts--The Tobacco Trick--Courtesy for a Fee--A Yankee Guide--Gloomy Prospects--Gleam of Sunshine--Value of Dwarfs--The London Manager--Nobility Excluded--Mr. Everett--Visit at Rothschild's--Golden Showers--Lessons in Etiquette--Tom Thumb before the Queen--Backing Out--Tom and the Poodle-- The Prince of Wales--Royalty and Yankee Doodle--Fashionable Popularity--The Queen Dowager--The Iron Duke and Bonaparte--The Emperor Nicholas--Review at Windsor-- Louis Philippe--Royal Industry--Field of Waterloo--Deceased Military Friends--An unexpected Smash--Custom of the Country--A Soaker--Barber-ous Proceedings--Brummagem Relics--Worth makes the Man--Golden Calves--A Day with Albert Smith--Who is Shakspe;ire ?--Guy of Warwick--A Flock of Showmen--A Great Day's Work--Castle-hunting--Yankee Curiosity--A Lucky Pile--An American Prince--Suspicious Sausages-- Anecdote of Franklin--Electric Glory--Distinguished Americans--The General at Home --Twenty-five Cents' Worth--Tour in the United States--The General in Cuba--Raising Turkeys. On Thursday, January 18, 1844,1 stepped on board the new and splendid packet ship Yorkshire, Capt. D. G. Bailey, bound for Liverpool. My party consisted of Gen. Tom Thumb, both his parents, his tutor, Professor Guillaudeu the French naturalist, and myself. The City Brass Band kindly volunteered to escort us to Sandy Hook, and we were accompanied by many of our personal friends. At half-past one oWock, the bell of one of the steamers that towed our ship down the bay, announced the hour of separation. There was the usual bustle, the rapidly-spoken yet often-repeated words of farewell, the cordial grip of friendship--and I acknowledge that I was decidedly...