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Published by University of Illinois Press, United States, Baltimore, 2000
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. For more than fifty years, Phineas T. Barnum embodied all that was grand and fraudulent in American mass culture. Over the course of a life that spanned the nineteenth century (1810-91), he inflicted himself upon a surprisingly willing public in a variety of guises, from newspaper editor (or libe…ler) to traveling showman (or charlatan) and distinguished public benefactor (or shameless hypocrite). Barnum deliberately cultivated his ambiguous public image through a lifelong advertising campaign, shrewdly exploiting the cultural and technological capabilities of the new publishing industry. While running his numerous shows and exhibitions, Barnum managed to publish newspaper articles, exposes of fraud (not his own), self-help tracts, and a series of best-selling autobiographies, each promising to give "the true history of my many adventures." Updated editions of The Life of P. T. Barnum appeared regularly, allowing Barnum to keep up with demand and prune the narrative of details that might offend posterity. The present volume is the first modern edition of Barnum's original and outrageous autobiography, published in 1855 and unavailable for more than a century. Brazen, confessional, and immensely entertaining, it immortalizes the showman who hoodwinked customers into paying to hear the reminiscences of a woman presented as George Washington's 161-year-old nurse, the impresario who brought Jenny Lind to America and toured Europe with General Tom Thumb, and the grand entrepreneur of the American Museum of New York. Above all, it ensures that Barnum would be properly remembered . . . exactly as he created himself. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Applewood Books 11/1/1999, 1999
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Published by Applewood Books, 1999
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Published by University of Illinois Press December 2005, 2005
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2 ISSUES + 1 BOOK -- The Life of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself. + BANDWAGON,THE JOURNAL OF THE CIRCUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY,MAY-JUNE 1970, V. 14, NO. 3. + BANDWAGON,THE JOURNAL OF THE CIRCUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MAY-JUNE 1973, V. 17, NO. 3.
JOURNAL OF THE CIRCUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY + Phineas Taylor Barnum.
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Seller: TotalitarianMedia, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.TotalitarianMedia
Contact seller4-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2 ISSUES + 1 BOOK -- The Life of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself. Phineas Taylor Barnum. U Illinois Press. 2000. 404p. trade paperback, covers clean/square, binding tight, text underlining but not excessive- + BANDWAGON,THE JOURNAL OF THE CIRCUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY,MAY-JUNE 1970, V. 14, NO…. 3. + BANDWAGON,THE JOURNAL OF THE CIRCUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MAY-JUNE 1973, V. 17, NO. 3. 1970/1974. JOURNAL OF THE CIRCUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 30p each issue, magazine size paperback, covers bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean, SOME WATER DAMAGE TO 1970 ISSUE NOT TOO BAD, JUST STAINING BACK FEW PAGES-- 10.00 for ALL 3.
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Published by Applewood Books, 1999
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Paperback. Condition: New. The P. T. Barnum Reader reveals the trailblazing American showman P. T. Barnum as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy "puffer," a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of "family" entertainments. Taken together, t…hese selections paint a new and more complete portrait of this complex man than has ever been seen before. James W. Cook's The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader is the largest collection of Barnum's works ever produced. Included are excerpts from his pseudo-autobiographical novel The Adventures of an Adventurer (1841), his European letters from 1844-46 informing readers of the New York Atlas of his regal reception overseas, and a large selection from his Ancient and Modern Humbugs of the World, Barnum's 1864-65 insider's look into the frauds of nineteenth-century American culture. It offers a glimpse of Tom Thumb's minstrel and singing performances in front of Queen Victoria, Barnum's many fraudulent representations of the supposedly ancient Joice Heth, and a more immediate, less filtered sense of Barnum as cultural and social critic in his serialized writings and travelogues. This volume also features reproductions of difficult to find posters from Barnum's two-decade collaboration with the prominent New York lithographers, Currier and Ives, and vintage photographs. Finally, the reader also helps us to understand Barnum's role in building the modern culture industry. We follow his career from itinerant hawker, hardly distinguishable from his pre-industrial forebears, to manager of the world's first show business empire, with a staff of thousands and brand recognition across four continents. The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader tracks the shifting personas of the great showman, his representational choices, and his publics across the nineteenth century.
