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Preface
5:24
Chapter 1 Early Life
26:15
Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes
17:49
Chapter 3 In Business for Myself
23:24
Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood
21:49
Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1
16:04
Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2
13:17
Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1
14:31
Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2
17:06
Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder
20:36
Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1
16:12
Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2
14:15
Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1
15:44
Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2
22:32
Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1
9:24
Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2
16:32
Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England
21:13
Chapter 12 In France, Part 1
19:06
Chapter 12 In France, Part 2
22:15
Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1
10:55
Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2
12:59
Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1
12:16
Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2
15:43
Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1
13:06
Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2
15:05
Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1
12:52
Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2
14:16
Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1
19:20
Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2
10:02
Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1
16:13
Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2
14:13
Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1
18:47
Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2
18:25
Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1
14:58
Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2
13:53
Chapter 21 Jenny Lind
17:35
Chapter 22 Close of the Campaign
38:00
Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1
13:28
Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2
16:27
Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1
10:20
Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2
14:12
Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company Entanglement
18:54
Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1
12:11
Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2
14:10
Chapter 27 Rest, but not Rust
16:52
Chapter 28 Abroad Again
19:03
Chapter 29 In Germany
19:12
Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 1
9:42
Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2
13:25
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1
16:38
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 2
20:39
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 3
22:14
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 4
21:41
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 5
15:11
Chapter 32 An Enterprising Englishman
17:23
Chapter 33 Richard's Himself Again
21:51
Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 1
18:46
Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 2
16:46
Chapter 35 East Bridgeport
22:17
Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 1
18:57
Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 2
20:48
Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 1
12:24
Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 2
15:13
Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 3
22:37
Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 1
20:27
Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 2
16:03
Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 3
15:04
Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 1
21:29
Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 2
24:07
Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 1
17:39
Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 2
22:55
Chapter 41 Bennett and the Herald
18:51
Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 1
14:07
Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 2
15:48
Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 1
14:20
Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 2
15:00
Chapter 44 Curious Coincidences--Number Thirteen
15:54
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 1
24:31
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 2
21:55
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 3
22:50
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 4
23:59
Chapter 46 Sea-Side Park
23:36
Chapter 47 Waldemere
25:36
Appendix 1, Part 1
26:21
Appendix 1, Part 2
24:20
Appendix 1, Part 3
34:34
Appendix 1, Part 4
24:27
Appendix 1, Part 5
22:04
Appendix 2, Part 1
20:35
Appendix 2, Part 2
27:08

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P. T. Barnum tells his own story with the same flair he brought to the circus ring. From a modest Connecticut boyhood he rose to become America's most famous showman, and here he recounts the hoaxes, museums, and grand exhibitions that made his name, along with the bankruptcies and comebacks that nearly unmade it. The book is candid about his methods, including the humbug he was proud to peddle, and it doubles as a shrewd manual on publicity and self-promotion. First published in 1869 and revised through many later editions, it captures the restless commercial energy of nineteenth-century America. Barnum wrote it partly as entertainment and partly as advice. Free to read as a PDF and EPUB edition.

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P. T. Barnum

Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding with James Anthony Bailey the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, although he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ...

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Author: P. T. Barnum
Reading time: About 18 hours
Pages: 628
Language: English
Genre: Memoir
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Struggles and Triumphs

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Preface

Chapter 1 Early Life

Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes

Chapter 3 In Business for Myself

Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood

Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1

Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2

Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1

Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2

Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder

Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1

Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2

Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1

Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2

Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1

Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2

Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England

Chapter 12 In France, Part 1

Chapter 12 In France, Part 2

Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1

Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2

Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1

Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2

Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1

Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2

Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1

Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2

Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1

Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2

Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1

Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2

Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1

Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2

Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1

Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2

Chapter 21 Jenny Lind

Chapter 22 Close of the Campaign

Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1

Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2

Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1

Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2

Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company Entanglement

Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1

Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2

Chapter 27 Rest, but not Rust

Chapter 28 Abroad Again

Chapter 29 In Germany

Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 1

Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 2

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 3

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 4

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 5

Chapter 32 An Enterprising Englishman

Chapter 33 Richard's Himself Again

Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 1

Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 2

Chapter 35 East Bridgeport

Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 1

Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 2

Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 1

Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 2

Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 3

Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 1

Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 2

Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 3

Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 1

Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 2

Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 1

Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 2

Chapter 41 Bennett and the Herald

Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 1

Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 2

Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 1

Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 2

Chapter 44 Curious Coincidences--Number Thirteen

Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 1