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"Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master." A fantastic comprehensive biography of one of the greatest showmen of history: Phineas Taylor Barnum, most famous for his entertaining hoaxes and the disputed origin of the phrase 'There’s a sucker born every minute!'Phineas Taylor Barnum was born in Bethel Connecticut on(July 5, 1810. He was the quintessential American showman and an excellent businessman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey’s Circus. A man of many talents and careers - author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician, he said of himself, "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me" In moving to New York City in 1834 he embarked on an entertainment career with a variety troupe called "Barnum's Grand Scientific and Musical Theater." He soon acquired Scudder's American Museum, which he rebranded to his own name and used it to promote various hoaxes and human curiosities such as the Feejee mermaid and General Tom Thumb. In 1850 he promoted the American tour of singer Jenny Lind, paying her the unheard of sum of $1,000 a night for 150 nights. Later in the decade his inves

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Author

Phineas T. Barnum

Published

2014

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Biography, Business & Finance