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

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

The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. 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

  1. 90

    Preface

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  2. 89

    Chapter 1 Early Life

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  3. 88

    Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes

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  4. 87

    Chapter 3 In Business for Myself

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    Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood

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  6. 85

    Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1

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  7. 84

    Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2

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  8. 83

    Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1

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  9. 82

    Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2

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  10. 81

    Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder

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  11. 80

    Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1

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  12. 79

    Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2

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  13. 78

    Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1

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  14. 77

    Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2

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  15. 76

    Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1

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  16. 75

    Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2

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  17. 74

    Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England

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  18. 73

    Chapter 12 In France, Part 1

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  19. 72

    Chapter 12 In France, Part 2

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  20. 71

    Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1

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  21. 70

    Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2

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  22. 69

    Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1

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  23. 68

    Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2

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  24. 67

    Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1

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  25. 66

    Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2

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  26. 65

    Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1

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    Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2

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  28. 63

    Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1

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  29. 62

    Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2

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  30. 61

    Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1

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  31. 60

    Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2

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    Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1

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    Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2

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  34. 57

    Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1

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    Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2

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  36. 55

    Chapter 21 Jenny Lind

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  37. 54

    Chapter 22 Close of the Campaign

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  38. 53

    Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1

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  39. 52

    Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2

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  40. 51

    Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1

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    Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2

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    Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company Entanglement

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  43. 48

    Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1

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    Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2

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  45. 46

    Chapter 27 Rest, but not Rust

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  46. 45

    Chapter 28 Abroad Again

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  47. 44

    Chapter 29 In Germany

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  48. 43

    Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 1

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  49. 42

    Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2

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  50. 41

    Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1

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The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. 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

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