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The Life of Phineas T. Barnum By: Joel Benton (1832-1911) |
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A UNIQUE STORY OF A MARVELLOUS CAREER.
LIFE OF Hon. PHINEAS T. BARNUM.
COMPRISING HIS BOYHOOD, YOUTH, ... By JOEL BENTON.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. IN THE BEGINNING.
Family and Birth School Life His First Visit to New York
City A Landed Proprietor The Ethics of Trade Farm Work and
Keeping Store Meeting house and Sunday school "The One Thing
Needful." CHAPTER II. EARLY YEARS AT BETHEL.
Death of his Grandmother and Father Left Penniless and
Bare footed Work in a Store His First Love Trying to buy
Russia Uncle Bibbin's Duel CHAPTER III. BUSINESS LIFE
Removal to Brooklyn Smallpox Goes Home to Recover His
Health Renewed Acquaintance with the Pretty Tailoress First
Independent Business Venture Residence in New York Return to
Bethel Anecdotes CHAPTER IV. TRYING MANY VENTURES.
Visit to Pittsburg Successful Lottery Business Marriage First
Editorial Venture Libel Suit Imprisonment and
Liberation Removal to New York Hard Times Keeping a Boarding
House CHAPTER V. BEGINNING AS A SHOWMAN.
Finding His True Vocation The Purchase of Joice Heth Evidence
as to Her Age Her Death Signor Vivalla Visit to
Washington Joining a Travelling Circus Controversies with
Ministers The Victim of a Practical Joke CHAPTER VI. INCIDENTS OF A CIRCUS TOUR.
Beating a Landlord A Joke on Turner Barnum as a Preacher and as
a Negro Minstrel A Bad Man with a Gun Dealing with a
Sheriff "Lady Hayes" An Embarrassed Juggler Barnum as a
Matrimonial Agent CHAPTER VII. HARD TIMES.
Advertising for a Partner "Quaker Oats" Diamond the Dancer A
Dishonest Manager Return to New York From Hand to Mouth The
American Museum CHAPTER VIII. THE AMERICAN MUSEUM.
Advertising Extraordinary A Quick witted Performer Niagara
Falls with Real Water Other Attractions Drummond Light CHAPTER IX. INCREASED POPULARITY OF THE MUSEUM.
The American Flag and St. Paul's St. Patrick's Day The Baby
Show Grand Buffalo Hunt N. P. Willis The First Wild West Show CHAPTER X. GIANTS AND DWARFS.
Science for the Public Mesmerism Extraordinary Killing off a
Rival The Two Giants Discovery of "Tom Thumb" Seeking Other
Worlds to Conquer First Visit to England CHAPTER XI. TOM THUMB IN LONDON.
An Aristocratic Visitor Calling at Buckingham Palace and
Hobnobbing with Royalty Getting a Puff in the "Court
Circular" The Iron Duke A Great Social and Financial Success CHAPTER XII. IN FRANCE.
Arrival in Paris Visit to the Tuilleries Longchamps "Tom
Ponce" all the Rage Bonaparte and Louis Phillipi Tour through
France Barnum's Purchase CHAPTER XIII. IN BELGIUM.
Presented to King Leopold and the Queen The General's Jewels
stolen The Field of Waterloo An Accident An Expensive
Equipage The Custom of the Country CHAPTER XIV. IN ENGLAND AGAIN.
Egyptian Hall and the Zoological Garden The Special
Relics Purchase of the Happy Family Return to America CHAPTER XV. AT HOME.
Partnership with Tom Thumb Visit to Cuba Iranistan, his Famous
Palace at Bridgeport Barnum's Game Keeper and the Great Game
Dinner Frank Leslie CHAPTER XVI. JENNY LIND.
A Daring Venture Barnum's Ambassador Unprecedented Terms
offered Text of the Contract Hard Work to Raise the Guarantee
Fund Educating the American Mind to receive the Famous Singer CHAPTER XVII. ARRIVAL OF JENNY LIND.
First Meeting with Barnum Reception in New York Poems in Her
Honor A Furore of Public Interest Sale of Tickets for the First
Concert Barnum's Change in Terms Ten Thousand Dollars for
Charity Enormous Success of the First Concert CHAPTER XVIII. CONTINUED TRIUMPH.
Successful Advertising The Responsibilities of Riches Visit to
Iranistan Ovations at Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Visit to Mt. Vernon Charleston Havana Fredericka
Brerner CHAPTER XIX. HAVANA.
Conquest of the Habaneros The Italian and his Dog Mad
Bennett A Successful Ruse Return to New Orleans Ludicrous
Incident Up the Mississippi Legerdemain CHAPTER XX... Continue reading book >>
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