Publisher's Synopsis
The most underestimated, influential, success and wealth builder of the 20th Century and the greatest of the great entrepreneurs of the 20th and 21st Century, Phineas Taylor Barnum. If there is one thing everyone knows about Barnum, it is this, "There is a sucker born every minute." While P.T. Barnum didn't actually say this, he is given the credit for this statement and Barnum took every opportunity to use it to his advantage giving himself even more notoriety and everlasting fame. Barnum, born in 1810, knew at a young age he wanted to make a name for himself being involved with various entrepreneurial pursuits. He left home in 1830 to seek his fortune in New York City and created the start of his wealth with his first big venture in 1841 with the purchase of a museum in which he presented live acts and curiosities including General Tom Thumb and opera singer sensation Jenny Lind. Written over a century ago there is so much we really don't know about Barnum. This book will take you from his early childhood, everything in between, through his failures and successes, until his death in 1891. A Unique Story of a Marvelous Career is a must read book for anyone who wants to better understand the story of success of one of the most underestimated, influential person in American history. This is a special edition of the original version of the 1880 classic.
