P.T. Barnum : American dreamer / produced by History Television Network Productions, H-TV ; A & E Television Networks ; executive producers, Susan E. Leventhal, Michael Cascio and William Harris ; co-producer/writer, Russ Firestone ; producer/director, Andrea Black.
Narrator, Jack Perkins. Videodisc release of an episode of the television series, Biography. "A & E home video"--Container.
Summary:
An entrepreneur with an extraordinary vision of entertainment, P.T. Barnum didn't invent the circus, he reinvented it. Barnum took the most exciting human and animal acts he could find, put them in a three-ring setting, and electrified America. Here are Barnum's little-known forays into other careers as well, including politics, newspaper publishing, museums and land development.
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