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Barnum's Own Story

The Autobiography of P. T. Barnum

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Barnum's Own Story

Auteur(s): P. T. Barnum
Narrateur(s): David Colacci
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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 19th-century America's gullibility and thirst for marvels, as told by the master of revels himself.

A born storyteller, Barnum recalls his association with Tom Thumb, his audience with Queen Victoria, and his trouble keeping Jenny Lind's angelic image intact during a trying tour. He tells of Jumbo, the most famous elephant in history, from the creature's heroic arrival in America to its tragic death in a railroad accident; of his attempts to transfer Shakespeare's house and Madame Tussaud's Waxworks from England to New York; and of his triumphant reentry into public life after financial failure and five disastrous fires had all but wiped him out. The true-life tale of a man of boundless imagination and indomitable energy, Barnum's autobiography embodies the spirit of America's most exciting boom years.

Public Domain (P)2019 Tantor Art et littérature Artistes, architectes et photographes Divertissement et célébrités Célébrité Biographie New York
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Listened to entertainment value, without really thinking about what I would hear. Barnum’s story is interesting, and I did learn how Bailey came along, and how Barnum and Bailey’s Circus became a thing. Listening to a book like this, written in its time, involves suspending judgement, to a degree, as it is documenting what was. Towards the end though, it became uncomfortable, hearing about the elephants, and some sad things that happened, and even people as cultural exhibits, that I found myself disengaging. So, listen with those caveats in mind.

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I enjoyed this book very much. P T Barnum had a heck of a life. The stories cover alot of high and lows and he never gave up. What a great story.

Really enjoyed the story. What a ride

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