Barnum's Own Story: The Autobiography of P. T. Barnum

by P.T. Barnum

Book Overview

P. T. Barnum's career of showmanship and charlatanry was marked by a surprising undercurrent of honesty and forthrightness. His exuberant autobiography forms a happy combination of all those traits, revealing the whole story of his world-famous hoaxes and publicity stunts. Here is a pageant of nineteenth-century America's gullibility and thirst for marvels, as told by the master of revels himself. A born storyteller, Barnum recalls his association...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486811875
• ISBN13: 9780486811871
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"