1880 PT Barnum Autobiography Struggles & Triumphs Circus Illustrated Jenny Lind
Phineas Taylor Barnum is remembered primarily for the founding of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but he was also a writer, politician, businessman and showman, most explicitly shown in the most recent film ‘The Greatest Showman’. This autobiographical work is Barnum’s account of his experiences, but as was known about Barnum, he often exaggerated or expounded on stories he told to further their entertainment value, which we can assume happens here in his autobiographical work often called “Dishonest truthfulness” (Reading).
This 1880 edition of Barnum’s autobiography was published under the title ‘Struggles and Triumphs’ and features 33 charming, full-page engravings.
1880 PT Barnum Autobiography Struggles & Triumphs Circus Illustrated Jenny Lind
Phineas Taylor Barnum is remembered primarily for the founding of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but he was also a writer, politician, businessman and showman, most explicitly shown in the most recent film ‘The Greatest Showman’. This autobiographical work is Barnum’s account of his experiences, but as was known about Barnum, he often exaggerated or expounded on stories he told to further their entertainment value, which we can assume happens here in his autobiographical work often called “Dishonest truthfulness” (Reading).
This 1880 edition of Barnum’s autobiography was published under the title ‘Struggles and Triumphs’ and features 33 charming, full-page engravings.
Item number: #7170
Price: $399
BARNUM, Phineas Taylor
Struggles and triumphs, or, Forty years’ recollection of P.T. Barnum
Buffalo, N.Y. : Courier Co., 1880.
Details:
- Collation: complete with all pages
- 327
- Illustrated with 33 engravings
- References: Amy Reading, Taylor and Francis
- Language: English
- Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
- Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 12.5cm)
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7170
Category
Americana, American History
Authors
BARNUM, Phineas Taylor
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete