P. T. Barnum
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title:
P. T. Barnum
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Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist, although he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me." According to Barnum's critics, his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." The adage "there's a sucker born every min
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American showman and politician (1810–1891)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._T._Barnum
date created:
2002-12-21T09:23:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T20:22:39Z
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