Struggles and Triumphs: Or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum, by P.T. Barnum
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P. T. Barnum ( 1810 –1891) Anarrates his early history as Clerk, Merchant and Editor, and his later career a Showman. Barnum is the greatest showman of all time, the American from Bethel, Connecticut, whose eccentricities and oblique, cynical approach to humanity transformed entertainment into a big, incredibly profitable business. As bachelor, husband (twice), father, and grandfather, Barnum comes to life in these crowded pages, an exceedingly interesting and human man. Here, too, are New York City in all its nineteenth-century color the London of Queen Victoria, and the Paris of Napoleon III. In 1842, Barnum opened the first of the great "museums" of curiosities and freaks, adding immeasurably to the gaiety of New York life. He exhibited the tiny Charles Sherwood Stratton so successfully that he became, as "General Tom Thumb," a world-famous figure. In 1850, Barnum imported Jenny Lind for a concert tour beginning at Castle Garden (later the Aquarium in Battery Park), which more than prefigured the later exploits of S. Hurok. When past sixty, Barnum opened in Brooklyn "The Greatest Show on Earth," the first great American traveling circus. In a large majority of cases human life is a struggle, a conflict with opposing obstacles prolonged often through years of difficulties, which test the strength and try the character; too often, unfortunately, prolonged to the end. The history of such a life, candidly and honestly written and portrayed in fitting language, has all the interest of romance—is, in fact, a romance of real life, and ought to abound in lessons of practical wisdom for those who are to follow along the pathway which, though beaten by the countless feet of those who have gone before, is always rugged to every new wayfarer. Such a work is this autobiography of P. T. Barnum, so well known on both sides of the Atlantic for the personal vicissitudes through which he has passed during a long public career, for his indefatigable energy of character, and for his triumph over obstacles and misfortunes which might well have appalled and discouraged even the sternest battler in " the struggle for existence." Retired from the dust of the arena, and resting upon his laurels, he has spent the leisure moments of a green and vigorous old age in recalling the past with its checkered experiences, and drawing from it such lessons as will amuse, interest, and benefit those who are to follow in his footsteps. There is a charm about autobiography which is not possessed by any other branch of literature. A peculiar interest always attaches to any record of an actual, personal life—a kindred feeling which constitutes the infinite superiority of reality over romance—and in proportion as the experiences of the autobiographer are varied, and the relations in which he places himself to the reader honest and candid, is the interest much or little, and the impressions permanent or transient. Of the various vicissitudes through which Mr. Barnum has passed the whole world more or less knows, and to show how perfectly natural and confidential he is with the public, quoting from the preface what he himself says of his work. "It is the matured and leisurely review of almost half a century of work and struggle and final success, in spite of fraud and fire—the story of which is blended with amusing anecdotes, funny passages, felicitous jokes, captivating narratives, novel experiences, and remarkable interviews—the sunny and sombre so intermingled as not only to entertain, but convey useful lessons to all classes of readers." The delicious egotism which pervades this passage, and which constitutes half the charm of personal revelations, run through the whole work, and more especially is it characterized by Mr. Barnum's strongly marked and thoroughly American individuality. Originally published in 1879, this book has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reforma
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- Published on: 2015-05-31
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About the Author Carl Bode, professor emeritus of English/American Studies at the University of Maryland, is a freelance writer. Founder and first president of the American Studies Assocation, he is also past president of he Popular Culture Association and the Mencken Society. His books include The American Lyceum, Antebellum Culture, and Mencken. He has edited Collected Poems of Henry Thoreau and The Best of Thoreau's Journals; and has co-edited The Correspondence of Henry David Thoreau and, in collaboration with Malcolm Cowley, The Portable Emerson.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good autobiography. Explains a lot of the current views ... By Dave Bross Good autobiography.Explains a lot of the current views about Barnum's tricks in the sense that things were viewed very differently in that era. Practical jokes specifically...or so he claims.Were they really better sports then about being tricked for entertainment?Discounting that it is an autobiography I think it's an excellent overview of that time in history.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very nice, thank you By Dan Rizzo Very nice , thank you.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. New version severely cut. By groucho s. sixbury Very disappointed. I had bought this book because I have the original from 1879 and didn't want to damage the pages by reading it. So I thought it still being in print I'll buy the newer version and read that. Come to find out that the new version has been severely shortened and so much of P.T.Barnums words that I wanted to read was left out. I won't waste my time with the new version.
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