A Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. Barnum
by Joel Benton
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1891. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 548 A unique story of a m...
Chapters (44)
- CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. IN THE BEGINNING. Family and Birth—School Life—His First Visit to New York City—A Landed Proprietor—The Ethics of Trade—Farm Work and Keeping Store—Meeting-house and Sunday-school—"The One Thing Needful."
- CHAPTER I. IN THE BEGINNING.
- CHAPTER II. EARLY YEARS AT BETHEL.
- CHAPTER III. BUSINESS LIFE.
- CHAPTER IV. TRYING MANY VENTURES.
- CHAPTER V. BEGINNING AS A SHOWMAN.
- CHAPTER VI. INCIDENTS OF A CIRCUS TOUR.
- CHAPTER VII. HARD TIMES.
- CHAPTER VIII. THE AMERICAN MUSEUM.
- CHAPTER IX. INCREASED POPULARITY OF THE MUSEUM.
- CHAPTER X. GIANTS AND DWARFS.
- CHAPTER XI. TOM THUMB IN LONDON.
- CHAPTER XII. IN FRANCE.
- CHAPTER XIII. IN BELGIUM.
- CHAPTER XIV. IN ENGLAND AGAIN.
- CHAPTER XV. AT HOME.
- CHAPTER XVI. JENNY LIND.
- CHAPTER XVII. ARRIVAL OF JENNY LIND.
- CHAPTER XVIII. CONTINUED TRIUMPH.
- CHAPTER XIX. HAVANA.
- CHAPTER XX. THE TRIALS OF AN IMPRESSARIO.
- CHAPTER XXI. CLOSING THE GRAND TOUR.
- CHAPTER XXII. A FEW SIDE ISSUES.
- CHAPTER XXIII. SOME DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES.
- CHAPTER XXIV. THE JEROME CLOCK COMPANY.
- CHAPTER XXV. THE WHEAT AND THE CHAFF.
- CHAPTER XXVI. IDLENESS WITHOUT REST.
- CHAPTER XXVII. A PROSPEROUS EXILE.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. HOME AGAIN.
- CHAPTER XXIX. THE ART OF MONEY GETTING.
- CHAPTER XXX. AN ENTERPRISING ENGLISHMAN.
- CHAPTER XXXI. AT HOME AGAIN.
- CHAPTER XXXII. THE STORY OF "GRIZZLY ADAMS."
- CHAPTER XXXIII. BUILDING A CITY.
- CHAPTER XXXIV. GREAT YEAR AT THE MUSEUM.
- CHAPTER XXXV. GENERAL AND MRS. TOM THUMB.
- CHAPTER XXXVI. POLITICAL NOTES.
- CHAPTER XXXVII. BURNING OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII. POLITICAL LIFE.
- CHAPTER XXXIX. FIGHTING A NEWSPAPER
- CHAPTER XL. BRIDGEPORT.
- CHAPTER XLI. HONORS AND ADULATIONS.
- SOME REMINISCENCES OF P. T. BARNUM
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