Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Fleming, Candace; Fenwick, Ray |
| Publisher: | Schwartz & Wade |
| Date: | 9/8/2009 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
Discover the true story of P.T. Barnum, the man who created the world-famous Barnum & Bailey Circus, as featured in the movie
The Greatest Showman!
The award-winningauthor of The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, Amelia Lost, and Our Eleanor brings us the larger-than-life biography of showman P. T. far and wide for his jumbo elephants, midgets, and three-ring circuses, here’ s a complete and captivating look at the man behind the Greatest Show on Earth. Readerscan visit Barnum’s American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 inchestall) and his tinier bride (32 inches); experience the thrill Barnum must have feltwhen, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum’s legacy to the 19th centuryand beyond. Drawing on old circus posters, photographs, etchings, ticket stubs—andwith incredible decorative art by Ray Fenwick—this book presents history as it’snever been experienced before—a show-stopping event!
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