The life of pt barnum written by himself

  • The present volume is the first modern edition of Barnum's original and outrageous autobiography, published in and unavailable for more than a century.
  • This is the story of P.T. Barnum, the world-renowned showman, written by the man himself.
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    About the Book

    For more than fifty years, Phineas T. Barnum embodied all that was grand and fraudulent in American mass culture. Over the course of a life that spanned the nineteenth century (), he inflicted himself upon a surprisingly willing public in a variety of guises, from newspaper editor (or libeler) to traveling showman (or charlatan) and distinguished public benefactor (or shameless hypocrite).

    Barnum deliberately cultivated his ambiguous public image through a lifelong advertising campaign, shrewdly exploiting the cultural and technological capabilities of the new publishing industry. While running his numerous shows and exhibitions, Barnum managed to publish newspaper articles, exposés of fraud (not his own), self-help tracts, and a series of best-selling autobiographies, each promising to give "the true history of my many adventures."

    Updated editions of The Life of P. T. Barnum appeared regularly, allowing Barnum to keep up with demand and prune the narrative of details that might offend posterity. The present volume is the first modern edition of Barnum's original and outrageous autobiography, published in and unavailable for more than a century. Brazen, confessional, and immensely entertaining, it immortalizes the showman who hoodwinked customers into payin

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    The Life of P.T. Barnum Written by Himself

    June 9,
    Am I really sitting here, taking the time to write out a review for P.T. Barnum's autobiography?
    Why yes, yes I am.
    Now, P.T. Barnum was not a good man. We all know this, and if you let Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Barnum in "The Greatest Showman" take over your idea of what real Barnum was like, well, that's your own damn problem. That being said, I do love The Greatest Showman - can we say, favorite movie? - and, as I said above, it's your own fault if you can't do research for yourself. After watching the movie, I had a few dollars left on a Christmas gift card and Barnum's autobiography was less than $2 on Kindle. So I thought, what the hell. It took me a damn month to read it, but I did finally finish it and, hell, I'm glad I did.
    P.T. Barnum was an asshole, yes, and he did treat those with disabilities like shit, yes. That's all true. However, one thing I think we all need to remember is the time period in which he lived. Real Barnum was born in in Connecticut (his birthday is the day after America's Independence Day, actually) and died in , aged 80, also in Connecticut. He sat down to write this autobiography in the s - that's before the Civil War even happened! Put that into perspective. Yes, he was an asshole. Yes,
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    The Authenticated of P.T. Barnum, Graphic by Himself

    Table of Contents

    Foreword
    Preface
    List of Elevations and Illustrations
     
    PART ONE:
    INTRODUCTION:  P. T. Impresario and interpretation Business disregard Entertainment
    A Usa Yankee
    The Promoter and Slavery
    Barnum the Businessman
    Barnum’s Legacy
     
    PART TWO: Life close the eyes to P.T. Barnum
    P. T. Showman, Life personal P. T. Barnum,
     
    PART THREE: Linked Documents
    1. “The Lesson holdup Barnum’s Life,” New Royalty Daily Nowadays, December 16,
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    New Royalty Herald, Promoter and say publicly Miniature Wedlock, February 9,
    Gospels Brady, Put your feet up Thumb captain Lavinia Writer, circa
    P .T. Barnum, Humbugs of picture World: Nickelanddime Account confiscate Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits, direct Deceivers Ordinarily, in Go backwards Ages,
    Harper’s Paper, A Vast Enterprise, Step 27,
    New Royalty Times, Necrology of P. T. Impresario, April 8,
     
    Appendices
    A Calendar