P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth

by P.T. Barnum

Book by Norman, Andrew E.

Paperback

First published October 1, 1983

About the author

American man Phineas Taylor Barnum established The Greatest Show on Earth in 1871; its major competition in 1881 merged to form the circus of James Anthony Bailey.

Phineas Taylor Barnum, a best remembered entertainer, promoted such celebrated hoaxes as the Feejee mermaid and founded later the Ringling brothers.

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