# Barnum's Own Story

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- Book: [Barnum's Own Story](https://www.bookquiver.com/pt-barnum/barnums-own-story) ([Barnum's Own Story.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/pt-barnum/barnums-own-story.md))
- Authors: [P.T. Barnum](https://www.bookquiver.com/pt-barnum)
- Publisher: Dover Publications
- ISBN: 978-04-8681-187-1
- Pages: 512
- Published: 2017-10-27
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Barnum''s career of showmanship and charlatanry was marked by a surprising undercurrent of honesty and forthrightness — and his exuberant autobiography forms a happy combination of all those traits. In a classic of self-accusation and self-justification, he reveals the stories behind his famous hoaxes and publicity stunts, exposing 19th-century America''s gullibility and thirst for marvels. The Greatest Showman, starring Hugh Jackman as Barnum, is scheduled for release in December 2017. Illustrations throughout.