P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum (1810-1891) was best-known for founding the circus show Barnum & Bailey, which entertained audiences from 1871 to 2017. In addition to the circus business, he was also a showman, politician, and celebrated author.
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The Humbugs of the World
- By: P. T. Barnum
- Narrator: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 11 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Public Domain
- Publish date: March 01, 2022
- Language: English
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P. T. Barnum, best-known for his own use of hoaxes in his popular Barnum & Bailey Circus, found that the use of hoaxes was acceptable when the audience was getting the entertainment they paid for. When it came to religious hoaxes, fraud, and... Read more
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