The Great and Only Barnum

the Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum

Biography of P.T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Readers can visit Barnum's American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 in. tall) and his tinier bride (32 in.); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum's legacy.

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Fenwick, Ray, 1976-

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Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 — Juvenile literature.
Circus owners — United States — Biography — Juvenile literature.
Barnum, P. T.
American • Man behind the Greatest Show on Earth; known for his jumbo elephants; midgets; three-ring circuses
Showman - male

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New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2009.

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