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Phineas Taylor Barnum ( / ˈbɑːrnəm /; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus [1] with James Anthony Bailey .
Jul 11, 2024 · P.T. Barnum (born July 5, 1810, Bethel, Connecticut, U.S.—died April 7, 1891, Bridgeport, Connecticut) was an American showman who employed sensational forms of presentation and publicity to popularize such amusements as the public museum, the musical concert, and the three-ring circus.
Dec 22, 2017 · P.T. Barnum Isn’t the Hero the ‘Greatest Showman’ Wants You to Think. His path to fame and notoriety began by exploiting an enslaved woman, in life and in death, as entertainment for the...
Apr 2, 2014 · P.T. Barnum was a successful American promoter who founded what became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1871.
Jul 2, 2015 · 1. Barnum was an entrepreneur from an early age. Barnum’s knack for moneymaking first manifested during his youth in Bethel, Connecticut. The future showman sold snacks and homemade...
Apr 13, 2023 · P.T. Barnum was the answer to the democratic dream to challenge the establishment and alter the authoritative voice. His pioneering spirit of promotion and his acumen for business transformed popular conceptions of the era, in turn molding and defining many ideals of today.
Jan 11, 2017 · Barnum was the founding father of American pop culture, a commodity he exported, turning showbiz into a global industry. But before all that—in 1835, as a curly-haired, baby-faced fellow of 25—Phineas Barnum began his career with a hoax so outrageous it later embarrassed even him.
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