The Open Directory Project.

Directory of Barnum, P. T. Resources

Home > Society > History > By Region > North America > United States > People > Barnum, P. T.

Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891, entertainer and circus promoter.

Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) is one of the most colorful and well known personalities in American history. A consummate showman and entrepreneur, Barnum was famous for bringing both high and low culture to all of America. From the dulcet tones of opera singer Jenny Lind "The Swedish Nightingale" to the bizarre hoax of the Feejee Mermaid, from the clever and quite dimunitive General Tom Thumb to Jumbo the Elephant, Barnum's oddities, spectacles, galas, extravaganzas, and events tickled the fancies, hearts, minds and imaginations of Americans of all ages.

Resources in This Category

Related Categories

 

Home > Society > History > By Region > North America > United States > People > Barnum, P. T.

 


 

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us