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100 1 $aBarnum, P. T.$q(Phineas Taylor),$d1810-1891.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80025758
245 14 $aThe life of P.T. Barnum /$cwritten by himself, Phineas T. Barnum ; introduction by Terence Whalen.
260 $aUrbana :$bUniversity of Illinois Press,$c[2000], ©2000.
263 $a0004
300 $axxxvii, 404 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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500 $aOriginally published: New York : Redfield, 1855.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 1 $a"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 libeler) to traveling showman (or charlatan) and distinguished public benefactor (or shameless hypocrite).".
520 8 $a"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."".
520 8 $a"Updated editions of The Life of P.T. Barnum appeared regularly, allowing Barnum to keep up with demand and purge 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."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aBarnum, P. T.$q(Phineas Taylor),$d1810-1891.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80025758
650 0 $aCircus owners$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009119744
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