Who Was P. T. Barnum?

By Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ & Stephen Marchesi

Release : 2019-06-04

Genre : Biographies for Kids, Books, Kids, Young Adult, Arts & Entertainment for Young Adults, Performing Arts for Young Adults, Biographies for Young Adults, History for Young Adults

Kind : ebook

4.5 (0 ratings)
Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up for Who HQ's entertaining biography of P. T. Barnum: politician, businessman, and The Greatest Showman on Earth!

After moving from Connecticut to New York City in 1834, twenty-four-year-old Phineas Taylor Barnum launched his now-legendary career as a showman. Even though spectators debated whether his exhibitions were authentic wonders, hoaxes, or a little bit of both, they were always astounded by what they saw. And readers are sure to be amazed by the story of how Barnum went from owning a museum filled with rare and unusual items to transforming the American circus into a popular and thrilling phenomenon.

Who Was P. T. Barnum?

By Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ & Stephen Marchesi

Release : 2019-06-04

Genre : Biographies for Kids, Books, Kids, Young Adult, Arts & Entertainment for Young Adults, Performing Arts for Young Adults, Biographies for Young Adults, History for Young Adults

Kind : ebook

4.5 (0 ratings)
Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up for Who HQ's entertaining biography of P. T. Barnum: politician, businessman, and The Greatest Showman on Earth!

After moving from Connecticut to New York City in 1834, twenty-four-year-old Phineas Taylor Barnum launched his now-legendary career as a showman. Even though spectators debated whether his exhibitions were authentic wonders, hoaxes, or a little bit of both, they were always astounded by what they saw. And readers are sure to be amazed by the story of how Barnum went from owning a museum filled with rare and unusual items to transforming the American circus into a popular and thrilling phenomenon.

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