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Author:

Anderson, Kirsten (Kirsten Stephanie), author.

Title:

Who was P.T. Barnum? / by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

Publisher:

Penguin Workshopan imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Subject:

Barnum, P. T.--(Phineas Taylor),--1810-1891--Juvenile literature.
Circus owners--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

Marchesi, Stephen, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 108). "An official WHOHQ book"-- cover. "Your headquarters for history. WHOHQ - Who? What? Where?"-- cover page 4.

Contents:

Who was P.T. Barnum? -- Connecticut -- The 161-year-old woman -- The American museum -- See the mermaid! -- Meet general Tom Thumb -- Introducing Jenny Lind -- The art of losing money -- Joining the circus -- Jumbo -- The end of the show -- Timelines.

Summary:

"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 1834, 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."-- provided by publisher.

Series:

Who was?

ISBN:

1524792225
9781524792220
0448488485
9780448488486

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1052452297

LCCN:

2019012005

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