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
Chapters
1 Preface 5 min 2 Chapter 1 Early Life 26 min 3 Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes 18 min 4 Chapter 3 In Business for Myself 23 min 5 Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood 22 min 6 Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1 16 min 7 Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2 13 min 8 Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1 15 min 9 Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2 17 min 10 Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder 21 min 11 Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1 16 min 12 Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2 14 min 13 Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1 16 min 14 Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2 23 min 15 Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1 9 min 16 Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2 17 min 17 Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England 21 min 18 Chapter 12 In France, Part 1 19 min 19 Chapter 12 In France, Part 2 22 min 20 Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1 11 min 21 Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2 13 min 22 Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1 12 min 23 Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2 16 min 24 Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1 13 min 25 Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2 15 min 26 Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1 13 min 27 Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2 14 min 28 Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1 19 min 29 Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2 10 min 30 Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1 16 min 31 Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2 14 min 32 Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1 19 min 33 Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2 18 min 34 Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1 15 min 35 Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2 14 min 36 Chapter 21 Jenny Lind 18 min 37 Chapter 22 Close of the Campaign 38 min 38 Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1 13 min 39 Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2 16 min 40 Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1 10 min 41 Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2 14 min 42 Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company Entanglement 19 min 43 Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1 12 min 44 Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2 14 min 45 Chapter 27 Rest, but not Rust 17 min 46 Chapter 28 Abroad Again 19 min 47 Chapter 29 In Germany 19 min 48 Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 1 10 min 49 Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2 13 min 50 Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1 17 min 51 Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 2 21 min 52 Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 3 22 min 53 Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 4 22 min 54 Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 5 15 min 55 Chapter 32 An Enterprising Englishman 17 min 56 Chapter 33 Richard's Himself Again 22 min 57 Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 1 19 min 58 Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 2 17 min 59 Chapter 35 East Bridgeport 22 min 60 Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 1 19 min 61 Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 2 21 min 62 Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 1 12 min 63 Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 2 15 min 64 Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 3 23 min 65 Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 1 20 min 66 Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 2 16 min 67 Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 3 15 min 68 Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 1 21 min 69 Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 2 24 min 70 Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 1 18 min 71 Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 2 23 min 72 Chapter 41 Bennett and the Herald 19 min 73 Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 1 14 min 74 Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 2 16 min 75 Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 1 14 min 76 Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 2 15 min 77 Chapter 44 Curious Coincidences--Number Thirteen 16 min 78 Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 1 25 min 79 Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 2 22 min 80 Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 3 23 min 81 Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 4 24 min 82 Chapter 46 Sea-Side Park 24 min 83 Chapter 47 Waldemere 26 min 84 Appendix 1, Part 1 26 min 85 Appendix 1, Part 2 24 min 86 Appendix 1, Part 3 35 min 87 Appendix 1, Part 4 24 min 88 Appendix 1, Part 5 22 min 89 Appendix 2, Part 1 21 min 90 Appendix 2, Part 2 27 min
