Who was P.T. Barnum? / by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

By:

Anderson, Kirsten (Kirsten Stephanie)

Contributor(s):

Marchesi, Stephen

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Who HQ series | Who HQPublisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2019]Copyright date: 2019Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0448488485 (pbk.)
9780448488486 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

791.3092 B 23

Contents:

Who was P.T. Barnum? -- Connecticut -- The 161-year-old woman -- The American museum -- See the mermaid! -- Meet general Tom Thumb -- Introducing Jenny Lind -- The art of losing money -- Joining the circus -- Jumbo -- The end of the show -- Timelines.

Summary: Recounts the life of P.T. Barnum, the legendary showman who transformed the American circus into a popular phenomenon.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
J Biography	West Grey Durham Branch Shelves	Non-fiction	J 791. 309 BAR -A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33321003208585

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Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

Recounts the life of P.T. Barnum, the legendary showman who transformed the American circus into a popular phenomenon.

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