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  • Published: 4 June 2019
  • ISBN: 9781524792220
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $32.99

Who Was P. T. Barnum?




Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up for Who HQ's entertaining biography of P. T. Barnum: politician, businessman, and The Greatest Showman on Earth!

After moving from Connecticut to New York City in 1934, twenty-four-year-old Phineas Taylor Barnum launched his now-legendary career as a showman. Even though spectators debated whether his exhibitions were authentic wonders, hoaxes, or a little bit of both, they were always astounded by what they saw. And readers are sure to be amazed by the story of how Barnum went from owning a museum filled with rare and unusual items to transforming the American circus into a popular and thrilling phenomenon.

  • Published: 4 June 2019
  • ISBN: 9781524792220
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $32.99

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