Barnum's Own Story "This is a masterful English

"This is a masterful English translation of a stupendous and formidable mathematical masterpiece

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Barnum's Own Story "This is a masterful EnglishP. T. Barnum's career of showmanship and charlatanry was marked by a surprising undercurrent of honesty and forthrightness. His exuberant autobiography forms a happy combination of all those traits, revealing the whole story of his world famous hoaxes and publicity stunts. Here is a pageant of nineteenth century America's gullibility and thirst for marvels, as told by the master of revels himself. A born storyteller, Barnum recalls his association