Barnum : an American life / Robert Wilson.
Barnum : an American life / Robert Wilson.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2020/2687
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
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! -...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
From birth to death, Phineas Taylor Barnum repeatedly reinvented himself. He learned as a young man how to wow crowds, and built a fortune that placed him among the first millionaires in the United States. He also suffered tragedy, bankruptcy, and fires that destroyed his life's work, yet willed himself to rebuild and succeed again. Wilson captures...
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Full title
Barnum : an American life / Robert Wilson.
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Author / Creator
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"Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover"
Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-295) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019
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Call Numbers
G 2020/2687
Record Identifier
74VKadPJ07Qy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadPJ07Qy
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ISBN
9781501118623 hardcover
1501118625 hardcover
DDC
791.3092 B
MMS ID
991024317387802626
