Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up for Who HQ's entertaining biography of P. T. Barnum: politician, businessman, and The Greatest Showman on Earth!After moving from Connecticut to New York City in 1834, twenty-four-year-old Phineas Taylor Barnum launched his now-legendary career as a showman. Even though spectators debated whether his exhibitions were authentic wonders, hoaxes, or a little bit of both, they were always astounded by what they saw. And readers are sure to be amazed by the story of how Barnum went from owning a museum filled with rare and unusual items to transforming the American circus into a popular and thrilling phenomenon.
ISBN: | 9780448488486 |
Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Imprint: | Penguin Workshop |
Published date: | 04 Jun 2019 |
DEWEY: | 791.3092 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 108 |
Weight: | 126g |
Height: | 135mm |
Width: | 192mm |
Spine width: | 9mm |