The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader: Nothing Else Like It in the Universe

by P.T. Barnum

Book Overview

The P. T. Barnum Reader reveals the trailblazing American showman P. T. Barnum as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy "puffer," a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of "family" entertainments. Taken together, these selections paint a new and more complete portrait of this complex man than has ever been seen before.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252072952
• ISBN13: 9780252072956
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"