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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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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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