P. T. BARNUM
1810–1891
American P. T. Barnum was a promoter, philanthropist, publisher, and popularizer of the three-ring circus, the human freak show, and the public museum. A showman, entrepreneur, and reputed hoaxer, Barnum is best remembered for his traveling spectacle “The Greatest Show on Earth,” which transformed popular entertainment.
Born in Bethel, Connecticut, in 1810, Phineas Taylor Barnum began his entrepreneurial career at age 12 by selling homemade cherry rum at town gatherings. By his 20s, Barnum had made enough money to found his own newspaper, the Herald of Freedom, but his talent for ...
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