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The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum /

Biography of P.T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Readers can visit Barnum's American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 in. tall) and his tinier bride (32 in.); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fleming, Candace
Other Authors: Fenwick, Ray (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Barnum, P. T. > (Phineas Taylor), > 1810-1891 > Juvenile literature.
Circus owners > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Barnum, P. T. > (Phineas Taylor), > 1810-1891.
Circus owners > United States > Biography.
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Summary:Biography of P.T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Readers can visit Barnum's American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 in. tall) and his tinier bride (32 in.); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum's legacy.
Physical Description:151 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Audience:Ages 8-12.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-145) and index.
ISBN:9780375945977 (reinforced)
0375945970 (reinforced)
9780375841972 (hardcover)
0375841970 (hardcover)