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This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits.

Humbug The Art of P. T. Barnum

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 15/05/1981
    ISBN13: 9780226317526, 978-0226317526
    ISBN10: 0226317528
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    Circus and circus skills History of the Americas

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits.

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