The World's Greatest Showman: The Life of P. T. Barnum
Author:
Joseph (Joe) Bryan III
Publication:
1950 by Random House
Genre:
Biography, Non-fiction
Series:
Landmark Books (Landmark)
Series Number: 64
Pages:
182
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Joseph (Joe) Bryan III
1904 - 1993American
J. Bryan III was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1904 and educated at Princeton University. He worked on various newspapers and magazines for many yea... See more
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Landmark Books: What They Are and Why They Matter
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Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 52 min.
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The World’s Greatest Showman: The Life of P.T. Barnum
Reviewed by Sherry Early
The World’s Greatest Showman portrays Barnum as a joker and a salesman, certainly not averse to exaggeration or downright lies as long as he could put on a good show and rope in a big audience. His views and actions in regard to racial issues and and slavery and justice were mixed, as befits the time in which he lived (1810-1891).
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