Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 - April 7, 1891), was an American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. "Barnum" is the title of an award winning Broadway musical based on P. T. Barnum's life and exploits. He is also represented in the Hollywood film "Gangs Of New York." Wikipedia
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Henry Bergh, the founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and P.T. Barnum fought for years over Barnum's treatment of animals at his museum and his circus. www.bridgeportmath.org/bergh/index.html
By R. J. Brown Editor-in-Chief P. T. Barnum is most often associated with the circus sideshow and the display of freaks. www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html
Web site and information about PT Barnum, famous showman. Adam Gertsacov, renowned clown and actor, recreates this famous (and infamous) character for all different events and venues www.ptbarnum.org
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History of Pro Wrestling, History of Carnival Sideshows, History of Magic (Stage Conjuring). Bibliographies and Quality Links. The House of Deception is www.houseofdeception.com/Barnum's_Writing.html
The definitive Wikipedia entry for P. T. Barnum. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%2e_T%2e_Barnum
1 Predisposed to invention and deception, it is no wonder that P.T. Barnum came to find his calling in the propagation spectacles in his American Museum. xroads.virginia.edu/~ma02/freed/Barnum/museumessay.html