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Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself

Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself

By: P. T. Barnum
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The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It details his life and business struggles up to the year 1872. Not only a showman and a museum operator, but an antislavery politician, Connecticut state legislator, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and temperance lecturer, Barnum lays aside some of the gilding to provide his thoughts on his career, economics, how to make money, and other issues of the day. - Summary by DrPGouldCopyright Social Science Genre
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  • Struggles and Triumphs or Forty Years' of Recollections of PT Barnum written by Himself - P T Barnum - Part 2

    Struggles and Triumphs or Forty Years' of Recollections of PT Barnum written by Himself - P T Barnum - Part 2
    Jul 10 2026
    The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It details his life and business struggles up to the year 1872. Not only a showman and a museum operator, but an antislavery politician, Connecticut state legislator, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and temperance lecturer, Barnum lays aside some of the gilding to provide his thoughts on his career, economics, how to make money, and other issues of the day. - Summary by DrPGould
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    9 hrs and 57 mins
  • Struggles and Triumphs or Forty Years' of Recollections of PT Barnum written by Himself - P T Barnum - Part 1

    Struggles and Triumphs or Forty Years' of Recollections of PT Barnum written by Himself - P T Barnum - Part 1
    Jul 9 2026
    The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It details his life and business struggles up to the year 1872. Not only a showman and a museum operator, but an antislavery politician, Connecticut state legislator, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and temperance lecturer, Barnum lays aside some of the gilding to provide his thoughts on his career, economics, how to make money, and other issues of the day. - Summary by DrPGould
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    9 hrs and 44 mins
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