Barnum: An American Life
Robert Wilson
Π°Π²Π³ 2019. Β· Simon and Schuster Β· Π§ΠΈΡΠ° Arthur Morey
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βRobert Wilsonβs Barnum, the first full-dress biography in twenty years, eschews clichΓ©s for a more nuanced storyβ¦It is a life for our times, and the biography Barnum deserves.β βThe Wall Street Journal
P.T. Barnum is the greatest showman the world has ever seen. As a creator of the Barnum & Baily Circus and a champion of wonder, joy, trickery, and βhumbug,β he was the founding father of American entertainmentβand as Robert Wilson argues, one of the most important figures in American history.
Nearly 125 years after his death, the name P.T. Barnum still inspires wonder. Robert Wilsonβs vivid new biography captures the full genius, infamy, and allure of the ebullient showman, who, from birth to death, repeatedly reinvented himself. He learned as a young man how to wow crowds, and built a fortune that placed him among the first millionaires in the United States. He also suffered tragedy, bankruptcy, and fires that destroyed his lifeβs work, yet willed himself to recover and succeed again. As an entertainer, Barnum courted controversy throughout his lifeβyet he was also a man of strong convictions, guided in his work not by a desire to deceive, but an eagerness to thrill and bring joy to his audiences. He almost certainly never uttered the infamous line, βThereβs a sucker born every minute,β instead taking pride in giving crowds their moneyβs worth and more.
Robert Wilson, editor of The American Scholar, tells a gripping story in Barnum, one thatβs imbued with the same buoyant spirit as the man himself. In this βengaging, insightful, and richly researched new biographyβ (New York Journal of Books), Wilson adeptly makes the case for P.T. Barnumβs place among the icons of American history, as a figure who represented, and indeed created, a distinctly American sense of optimism, industriousness, humor, and relentless energy.
P.T. Barnum is the greatest showman the world has ever seen. As a creator of the Barnum & Baily Circus and a champion of wonder, joy, trickery, and βhumbug,β he was the founding father of American entertainmentβand as Robert Wilson argues, one of the most important figures in American history.
Nearly 125 years after his death, the name P.T. Barnum still inspires wonder. Robert Wilsonβs vivid new biography captures the full genius, infamy, and allure of the ebullient showman, who, from birth to death, repeatedly reinvented himself. He learned as a young man how to wow crowds, and built a fortune that placed him among the first millionaires in the United States. He also suffered tragedy, bankruptcy, and fires that destroyed his lifeβs work, yet willed himself to recover and succeed again. As an entertainer, Barnum courted controversy throughout his lifeβyet he was also a man of strong convictions, guided in his work not by a desire to deceive, but an eagerness to thrill and bring joy to his audiences. He almost certainly never uttered the infamous line, βThereβs a sucker born every minute,β instead taking pride in giving crowds their moneyβs worth and more.
Robert Wilson, editor of The American Scholar, tells a gripping story in Barnum, one thatβs imbued with the same buoyant spirit as the man himself. In this βengaging, insightful, and richly researched new biographyβ (New York Journal of Books), Wilson adeptly makes the case for P.T. Barnumβs place among the icons of American history, as a figure who represented, and indeed created, a distinctly American sense of optimism, industriousness, humor, and relentless energy.
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Robert Wilson has been an award-winning editor at Preservation, Civilization, and The American Scholar, which he has edited since 2004. He writes often for magazines and newspapers and was on staff at USA Today and The Washington Post. The author of biographies of Mathew Brady, Clarence King, and P.T. Barnum, he lives in Manassas, Virginia.
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