The Life of Phineas T. Barnum

Name: The Life of Phineas T. Barnum
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: P.T. Barnum
ISBN: 9782291045281

Author: P.T. Barnum

Narrator: Michael Scott

Unabridged: 1 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: AB Books

Published: 08/20/2018

Categories: Fiction, Anthologies, Classic

Synopsis

Phineas Taylor Barnum is best remembered for his entertaining acts and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Through his entire life, fraught with many failed ventures, Barnum remained a resourceful entrepreneur with a deep conceptual understanding of the use of advertising. This story is filled with entertaining and insightful exploits of his troupe, the towns he visited and the ventures he attempted on the road to becoming "the Greatest Show on Earth".

About P.T. Barnum

P. T. Barnum (1810-1891) formed the circus that came to be known as The Greatest Show on Earth. A brash, larger-than-life entrepreneur, he transformed the nature of commercial entertainment in the 19th century, from his private museum of curiosities to his big-top extravaganzas. Barnum introduced audiences to General Tom Thumb, Jumbo the elephant, and Jenny Lind, "The Swedish nightingale," among other sensations. He concluded his career by serving two terms in the legislature of his home state, Connecticut, and as the mayor of Bridgeport.

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