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The greatest showman on earth
a biography of P. T. Barnum
By Tompert, Ann
- ISBN
- 978-0-87518-370-1
- Publisher
- Minneapolis, Minn. : Dillon Press, c1987.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1988
Gr 5-8 The life of the flamboyant 19th-Century showman P. T. Barnum is summarized in this effective biogra phy. Tompert claims that many vic tims of Barnum's hoaxes were good natured about his minor frauds in an age that enjoyed practical jokes. She also credits him with establishing many of the principles of modern ad vertising....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
