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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PrefaceChapter 1 Early LifeChapter 2 Incidents and AnecdotesChapter 3 In Business for MyselfChapter 4 Struggles for a LivelihoodChapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2Chapter 7 At the Foot of the LadderChapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in EnglandChapter 12 In France, Part 1Chapter 12 In France, Part 2Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2Chapter 21 Jenny LindChapter 22 Close of the CampaignChapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company EntanglementChapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2Chapter 27 Rest, but not RustChapter 28 Abroad AgainChapter 29 In GermanyChapter 30 In Holland, Part 1Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 2Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 3Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 4Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 5Chapter 32 An Enterprising EnglishmanChapter 33 Richard's Himself AgainChapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 1Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 2Chapter 35 East BridgeportChapter 36 More about the Museum Part 1Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 2Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 1Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 2Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 3Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 1Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 2Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 3Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 1Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 2Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 1Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 2Chapter 41 Bennett and the HeraldChapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 1Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 2Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 1Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 2Chapter 44 Curious Coincidences--Number ThirteenChapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 1Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 2Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 3Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 4Chapter 46 Sea-Side ParkChapter 47 WaldemereAppendix 1, Part 1Appendix 1, Part 2Appendix 1, Part 3Appendix 1, Part 4Appendix 1, Part 5Appendix 2, Part 1Appendix 2, Part 2
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