Barnum's Own Story Whoever can supply them with

Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master

plus a 1902 story by Owen Wister taken from The Virginian

jesus tradition

heraldic monograms

suggested reading list

Barnum's Own Story Whoever can supply them withP. T. Barnum's career of showmanship and charlatanry was marked by a surprising undercurrent of honesty and forthrightness. His exuberant autobiography forms a happy combination of all those traits, revealing the whole story of his world famous hoaxes and publicity stunts. Here is a pageant of nineteenth century America's gullibility and thirst for marvels, as told by the master of revels himself. A born storyteller, Barnum recalls his association