Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself


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The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It details his life and business struggles up to the year 1872. Not only a showman and a museum operator, but an antislavery politician, Connecticut state legislator, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and temperance lecturer, Barnum lays aside some of the gilding to provide his thoughts on his career, economics, how to make money, and other issues of the day. - Summary by DrPGould

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Preface 5:24 Gelesen von DrPGould
Chapter 1 Early Life 26:15 Gelesen von Josip B.
Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes 17:49 Gelesen von Josip B.
Chapter 3 In Business for Myself 23:24 Gelesen von Lazlo
Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood 21:49 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1 16:04 Gelesen von Phil Chenevert
Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2 13:17 Gelesen von Phil Chenevert
Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1 14:31 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2 17:06 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder 20:36 Gelesen von garybclayton
Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1 16:12 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2 14:15 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1 15:44 Gelesen von garybclayton
Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2 22:32 Gelesen von garybclayton
Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1 9:24 Gelesen von Stephen Marsh
Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2 16:32 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England 21:13 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 12 In France, Part 1 19:06 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 12 In France, Part 2 22:15 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1 10:55 Gelesen von Stephen Marsh
Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2 12:59 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1 12:16 Gelesen von Matthew M. Benzing
Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2 15:43 Gelesen von Matthew M. Benzing
Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1 13:06 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2 15:05 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1 12:52 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2 14:16 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1 19:20 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2 10:02 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1 16:13 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2 14:13 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1 18:47 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2 18:25 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1 14:58 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2 13:53 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 21 Jenny Lind 17:35 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 22 Close of the Campaign 38:00 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1 13:28 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2 16:27 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1 10:20 Gelesen von garybclayton
Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2 14:12 Gelesen von garybclayton
Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company Entanglement 18:54 Gelesen von garybclayton
Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1 12:11 Gelesen von garybclayton
Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2 14:10 Gelesen von garybclayton
Chapter 27 Rest, but not Rust 16:52 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 28 Abroad Again 19:03 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 29 In Germany 19:12 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 1 9:42 Gelesen von Foon
Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2 13:25 Gelesen von Foon
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1 16:38 Gelesen von Jared Hinde
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 2 20:39 Gelesen von Jared Hinde
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 3 22:14 Gelesen von Jared Hinde
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 4 21:41 Gelesen von Jared Hinde
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 5 15:11 Gelesen von Jared Hinde
Chapter 32 An Enterprising Englishman 17:23 Gelesen von StudioMike
Chapter 33 Richard's Himself Again 21:51 Gelesen von StudioMike
Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 1 18:46 Gelesen von Matthew M. Benzing
Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 2 16:46 Gelesen von Matthew M. Benzing
Chapter 35 East Bridgeport 22:17 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 1 18:57 Gelesen von BettyB
Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 2 20:48 Gelesen von BettyB
Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 1 12:24 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 2 15:13 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 3 22:37 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 1 20:27 Gelesen von Matthew M. Benzing
Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 2 16:03 Gelesen von Matthew M. Benzing
Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 3 15:04 Gelesen von Matthew M. Benzing
Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 1 21:29 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 2 24:07 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 1 17:39 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 2 22:55 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter 41 Bennett and the Herald 18:51 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 1 14:07 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 2 15:48 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 1 14:20 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 2 15:00 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapter 44 Curious Coincidences--Number Thirteen 15:54 Gelesen von garybclayton
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 1 24:31 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 2 21:55 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 3 22:50 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 4 23:59 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter 46 Sea-Side Park 23:36 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Chapter 47 Waldemere 25:36 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
Appendix 1, Part 1 26:21 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Appendix 1, Part 2 24:20 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Appendix 1, Part 3 34:34 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Appendix 1, Part 4 24:27 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Appendix 1, Part 5 22:04 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Appendix 2, Part 1 20:35 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson
Appendix 2, Part 2 27:08 Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson