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.