Barnum bailey biography
Barnum bailey biography
Ringling bros and barnum & bailey.
P.T. Barnum
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Who Was P.T. Barnum?
Born on July 5, , in Bethel, Connecticut, P.T. Barnum became a successful promoter after moving to New York City.
From to , he ran the Barnum American Museum, which featured the "Feejee Mermaid," "General Tom Thumb" and other oddities.
Barnum bailey biography wikipedia
In , he launched the traveling spectacle that would eventually become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. After an illustrious career, Barnum died in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 7,
Early Life and Family
Barnum was born Phineas Taylor Barnum on July 5, , in Bethel, Connecticut.
A natural salesman, he was peddling snacks and cherry rum to soldiers by age
Barnum moved to New York City as a young man and tried his hand at a variety of businesses, including newspaper publishing and running a boarding house.
In , Barnum's knack for promotion surfaced when he paid $1, for an elderly slave named Joice Heth.
Claiming she was years old and a former nurse for George Washi