Publisher's Synopsis
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Phineas Taylor Barnum (Bethel, Connecticut, July 5, 1810 - Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 7, 1891) was an American businessman, politician, and circus artist, remembered for his famous tricks in the world of entertainment and for having founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus, which later merged with Ringling Brothers Circus to form Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Despite the fact that Barnum was also an author, editor, philanthropist and even became a politician, he said his only objective was "to have pockets full of money." Phineas Taylor Barnum was born on July 5, 1810 in Bethel, Connecticut. He was the son of Philo Barnum (1778-1826), an innkeeper, tailor, and shop keeper, and his second wife, Irene Taylor.His maternal grandfather, Phineas Taylor, was a legislator, landowner, justice of the peace and also, a con artist of the lottery game, being this last occupation of great influence for P. T. Barnum. He was adept at arithmetic, but hated physical work. One of his first jobs was as a merchant, and there he learned to haggle and use deception to make sales. Additionally, he was involved in the first lottery mania in the United States.
