Book
Barnum : an American life / Robert Wilson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501118623 : HRD
- Physical Description: x, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York ; Simon & Schuster, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: "Do you know Barnum?" -- The richest child in town -- The nursemaid -- On Broadway -- The mermaid -- The general -- The queen -- The continent -- At home -- The voice -- Temples of entertainment -- Before the fall -- Putting out fires -- A ruined man -- The war and a wedding -- Fire! -- Show fever -- Marriage bonds -- Excitement, pepper & mustard -- And Bailey -- Last years. |
| Summary, etc.: | "The first major biography of P.T. Barnum in a generation, a vivid account of the forefather of American entertainment"-- Provided by publisher. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891. Circus owners > United States > Biography. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
