P. T. Barnum
Subtitle: "every crowd has a silver lining"
By: Tom Streissguth.
Series: Americans : The Spirit of a Nation
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766030220
Subjects: Barnum, P. T. -- 1810-1891 -- Juvenile literature; Circus owners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Explores the life of showman P. T. Barnum, including his start as an entrepreneur, creating the American Museum, building and losing his fortune, and introducing the three-ring circus to America"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Small-town storekeeper; title: George Washington's nurse; title: the American museum; title: General Tom Thumb; title: Money trouble; title: The greatest show on earth; title: Epilogue : the end of the show.