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The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum
- Title
- The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum / by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick.
- Author
- Fleming, Candace.
- Publication
- New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2009.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 10-1521 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Fenwick, Ray
- Description
- 151 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Biography of P.T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Readers can visit Barnum's American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 in. tall) and his tinier bride (32 in.); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum's legacy.
- Alternative Title
- Tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum
- Life of showman P.T. Barnum
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-145) and index.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 8-12.
- Awards (note)
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
- Contents
- "I am a showman" -- That Barnum boy -- The apprentice showman -- A visit to the American Museum -- Humbug! -- A miniature man and a nightingale -- The man behind the curtain -- Endings and beginnings -- Circus man -- Come to the circus -- The egress.
- Call Number
- JFE 10-1521
- ISBN
- 0375841970
- 9780375841972
- LCCN
- 2008045847
- OCLC
- 270129826
- Author
- Fleming, Candace.
- Title
- The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum / by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Ray Fenwick.
- Imprint
- New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2009.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-145) and index.
- Audience
- Ages 8-12.
- Awards
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
- Added Author
- Fenwick, Ray, ill.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 10-1521