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Barnum : an American life / Robert Wilson.
"The first major biography of P.T. Barnum in a generation, a vivid account of the forefather of American entertainment"-- Provided by publisher.
From birth to death, Phineas Taylor Barnum 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 rebuild and succeed again. Wilson captures the full genius, infamy, and allure of the ebullient showman. He makes the case that P. T. Barnum represented, and indeed created, a distinctly American sense of optimism, industriousness, humor, and relentless energy. -- adapted from jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501118623
- ISBN: 1501118625
- ISBN: 9781501118715
- ISBN: 1501118714
- Physical Description: x, 341 pages (paperback) : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-322) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: "Do you know Barnum?" -- The richest child in town -- The nursemaid -- On Broadway -- The mermaid -- The general -- The queen -- The continent -- At home -- The voice -- Temples of entertainment -- Before the fall -- Putting out fires -- A ruined man -- The war and a wedding -- Fire! -- Show fever -- Marriage bonds -- Excitement, pepper & mustard -- And Bailey -- Last years. |
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| Subject: | Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891. Circus owners > United States > Biography. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Bangor Public Library | B 92 BAR (Text) | 75011000363884 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Exeter Community Library | BAR (Text) | 33249023940053 | Biography | Available | - |
| RPL - Senior Outreach | Bio Barnum (Text) | 33223008456765 | Biography | Available | - |
| Reading Public Library RPL - Main | Bio Barnum (Text) | 33223008458548 | Biography | Available | - |
