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Originally published in the United States in 1855, P.T. Barnum
recounts "the true history" of his adventures and the many
enterprises in which he had engaged. A fascinating and-to say the
least-colorful man, Barnum regales us with a storied chronicle of
his checkered career, where he had been everything from farmer's
boy to small town merchant to bank president and, ultimately, a
master showman. He had frequented jails and palaces, known poverty
and wealth, traveled over a large portion of two continents, and
had seen all varieties of people and characters. This
light-hearted, intriguing history will endeavor the reader to laugh
at the antics of this inimitable showman, who, interestingly
enough, never coined the phrase, "There's a sucker born every
minute." PHINEAS TAYLOR ("P.T.") BARNUM (1810-1891) is one of the
most peculiarly famous personalities in American history. A
consummate showman and entrepreneur, Barnum was famous for bringing
both high and low culture to American audiences. From the melodious
opera singer Jenny Lind to the bizarre hoax of the Feejee Mermaid,
from the clever and quite diminutive Tom Thumb to Jumbo the
Elephant, Barnum's oddities, spectacles, galas, extravaganzas, and
events tickled the fancies of Americans of all ages.
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