Barnum an American life
"The first major biography of P.T. Barnum in a generation, a vivid account of the forefather of American entertainment"--
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2019.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Series: | Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
