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Books by P. T. Barnum

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EntrepreneurshipPromotionAmbitionSpectacleBiographyMemoir

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Biography & Memoir

Struggles and Triumphs

Barnum’s memoir presents his career, controversies, business instincts and self-presentation. It should be read partly as a lesson in how a public figure constructs his own narrative: the autobiography tells you not only about Barnum, but about the image he wanted readers to accept

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