{"product_id":"p-t-barnum-book-captivating-history-9781718817043","title":"P.T. Barnum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore the Captivating Life of P.T. Barnum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wasn't always the Great Showman. In fact, Phineas Taylor Barnum grew up in relative poverty with only his wits to help him along. When his father died, the fifteen-year-old boy entered the working world as a shopkeeper's assistant. In leaps and bounds, he worked his way from assistant to shop owner, lottery office owner, and eventually, entertainment promoter. The bulk of his career was focused on his beloved American Museum, where thousands of ticket-holders flocked every day to look at the human oddities, stuffed animals, live whale, and American memorabilia. In the Barnum and Bailey Circus, we see the culmination of the renowned man's life's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome of the topics covered in this book include: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Inn-Keeper's Son\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLottery Mania\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Herald of Freedom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeasing Joice Heth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBarnum's American Museum\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeneral Tom Thumb Goes to England\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Swedish Nightingale\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e'The Drunkard' at the Moral Lecture Room\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBankruptcy and Criticism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Family Man\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublicist, Showman, Author\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Nancy Fish Era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Greatest Show on Earth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore Politicking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Blackface Minstrels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Last Show\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd much more \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the book now to learn more about P.T. Barnum \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50078303191313,"sku":"CIN1718817045G","price":6.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51047381598481,"sku":"NIN9781718817043","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52109108510993,"sku":"GOR010187548","price":13.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1718817045.jpg?v=1750800501","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/p-t-barnum-book-captivating-history-9781718817043","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}