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Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself

The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It details his life and business struggles up to the year 1872. Not only a showman and a museum operator, but an antislavery politician, Connecticut state legislator, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and temperance lecturer, Barnum lays aside some of the gilding to provide his thoughts on his career, economics, how to make money, and other issues of the day. - Summary by DrPGould

Year of Publication: 1872Genres: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology),Performing Arts

Running Time: 27 hours 17 minutes 07 seconds(90 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Nancy Gorgen, Lynda Marie Neilson, Ciufi Galeazzi

#	Chapter Name
	Preface DrPGould	5:24
	Chapter 1 Early Life Josip B.	26:15
	Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes Josip B.	17:49
	Chapter 3 In Business for Myself Lazlo	23:24
	Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood Nancy Gorgen	21:49
	Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1 Phil Chenevert	16:04
	Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2 Phil Chenevert	13:17
	Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1 Ciufi Galeazzi	14:31
	Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2 Ciufi Galeazzi	17:06
	Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder garybclayton	20:36
	Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1 Ciufi Galeazzi	16:12
	Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2 Ciufi Galeazzi	14:15
	Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1 garybclayton	15:44
	Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2 garybclayton	22:32
	Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1 Stephen Marsh	9:24
	Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	16:32
	Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England Ciufi Galeazzi	21:13
	Chapter 12 In France, Part 1 Nancy Gorgen	19:06
	Chapter 12 In France, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	22:15
	Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1 Stephen Marsh	10:55
	Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	12:59
	Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1 Matthew M. Benzing	12:16
	Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2 Matthew M. Benzing	15:43
	Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1 Nancy Gorgen	13:06
	Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	15:05
	Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1 Nancy Gorgen	12:52
	Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	14:16
	Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1 Nancy Gorgen	19:20
	Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	10:02
	Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1 Nancy Gorgen	16:13
	Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	14:13
	Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1 Nancy Gorgen	18:47
	Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	18:25
	Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1 Nancy Gorgen	14:58
	Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	13:53
	Chapter 21 Jenny Lind Nancy Gorgen	17:35
	Chapter 22 Close of the Campaign Nancy Gorgen	38:00
	Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1 Nancy Gorgen	13:28
	Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2 Nancy Gorgen	16:27
	Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1 garybclayton	10:20
	Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2 garybclayton	14:12
	Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company Entanglement garybclayton	18:54
	Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1 garybclayton	12:11
	Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2 garybclayton	14:10
	Chapter 27 Rest, but not Rust Nancy Gorgen	16:52
	Chapter 28 Abroad Again Nancy Gorgen	19:03
	Chapter 29 In Germany Nancy Gorgen	19:12
	Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 1 Foon	9:42
	Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2 Foon	13:25
	Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1 Jared Hinde	16:38
	Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 2 Jared Hinde	20:39
	Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 3 Jared Hinde	22:14
	Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 4 Jared Hinde	21:41
	Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 5 Jared Hinde	15:11
	Chapter 32 An Enterprising Englishman StudioMike	17:23
	Chapter 33 Richard's Himself Again StudioMike	21:51
	Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 1 Matthew M. Benzing	18:46
	Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 2 Matthew M. Benzing	16:46
	Chapter 35 East Bridgeport Nancy Gorgen	22:17
	Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 1 BettyB	18:57
	Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 2 BettyB	20:48
	Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 1 Ciufi Galeazzi	12:24
	Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 2 Ciufi Galeazzi	15:13
	Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 3 Ciufi Galeazzi	22:37
	Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 1 Matthew M. Benzing	20:27
	Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 2 Matthew M. Benzing	16:03
	Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 3 Matthew M. Benzing	15:04
	Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 1 Lynda Marie Neilson	21:29
	Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 2 Lynda Marie Neilson	24:07
	Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 1 Lynda Marie Neilson	17:39
	Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 2 Lynda Marie Neilson	22:55
	Chapter 41 Bennett and the Herald Ciufi Galeazzi	18:51
	Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 1 Ciufi Galeazzi	14:07
	Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 2 Ciufi Galeazzi	15:48
	Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 1 Ciufi Galeazzi	14:20
	Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 2 Ciufi Galeazzi	15:00
	Chapter 44 Curious Coincidences--Number Thirteen garybclayton	15:54
	Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 1 Lynda Marie Neilson	24:31
	Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 2 Lynda Marie Neilson	21:55
	Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 3 Lynda Marie Neilson	22:50
	Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 4 Lynda Marie Neilson	23:59
	Chapter 46 Sea-Side Park Nancy Gorgen	23:36
	Chapter 47 Waldemere Nancy Gorgen	25:36
	Appendix 1, Part 1 Lynda Marie Neilson	26:21
	Appendix 1, Part 2 Lynda Marie Neilson	24:20
	Appendix 1, Part 3 Lynda Marie Neilson	34:34
	Appendix 1, Part 4 Lynda Marie Neilson	24:27
	Appendix 1, Part 5 Lynda Marie Neilson	22:04
	Appendix 2, Part 1 Lynda Marie Neilson	20:35
	Appendix 2, Part 2 Lynda Marie Neilson	27:08