Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself

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LibriVox recording of Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself Read in English by LibriVox volunteers The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It details his life and business struggles up to the year 1872. Not only a showman and a museum operator, but an antislavery politician, Connecticut state legislator, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and temperance lecturer, Barnum lays aside some of the gilding to provide his thoughts on his career, economics, how to make money, and other issues of the day. - Summary by DrPGould For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook 00-21 (170MB) M4B Audiobook 22-43 (162MB) M4B Audiobook 44-65 (183MB) M4B Audiobook 66-89 (238MB)

Directors & creators

P. T. Barnum

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; travel; slavery; circus; barnum; temperence

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