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AUTHOR |
Fleming, Candace. |
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TITLE |
The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum / by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2009. |
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DESCRIPTION |
151 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-145) and index. |
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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. |
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SUBJECT |
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891. |
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SUBJECT |
Circus owners -- United States -- Biography. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Visual Arts. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Fenwick, Ray. ill. |
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ISBN |
9780375841972 (hbk.). |
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