The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader Nothing Else Like It in the Universe |
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| Author:
| Barnum, P. T. |
| Editor:
| Cook, James W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07295-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.95 |
Book Description:
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The P. T. Barnum Reader reveals the trailblazing American showman P. T. Barnum as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy ''puffer,'' a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of ''family'' entertainments. Taken together, these selections paint a new and more ......
The P. T. Barnum Reader reveals the trailblazing American showman P. T. Barnum as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy ''puffer,'' a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of ''family'' entertainments. Taken together, these selections paint a new and more ......