Product Description: Step right up! Meet the astounding . . . the amazing . . . P. T. Barnum! The award-winning author 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...read more

Product Description: When Jumbo the Elephant arrived in the United States in 1882, crowds lined up to see this seven-ton animal perform at the circus. Only one man could deliver such a giant attraction to audiencesP. T. Barnum. A master of entertainment and showmanship, Barnum introduced Americans to wild acts and curiosities at the American Museum and the Barnum & Bailey Circus...read more

Tells the true story of how William Cameron Coup ran away to join the circus as a little boy and became one of the most famous circus leaders of all time, in addition to building the New York Aquarium because of his desire to create an underwater circus. 12,500 first printing.

Traces the life of the famous circus owner who worked to make his attractions the best in the world. (view table of contents)

Introduces the life and accomplishments of the man who is known as the creator of "the greatest show on Earth."

A profile of entrepreneurial showman Phineas T. Barnum details his personal life, ambitious rise from poverty, and spectacular show business and circus career. By the author of Quest for a King.

A biography of the showman who created a three-ring circus known as 'the greatest show on earth' and sponsored such notables as Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind, and Jumbo, the elephant

A biography of the woman known throughout Texas as 'Aunt Mollie' who ran and traveled with the Mollie A. Bailey Show for nearly half a century

A biography of the showman who, among other achievements, created a three-ring circus known as 'the greatest show on earth' and was active in Connecticut politics.