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Life of Hon。 Phineas T。 Barnum
by Joel Benton
CONTENTS。
CHAPTER I。 IN THE BEGINNING。 Family and BirthSchool LifeHis First Visit to New York CityA Landed ProprietorThe Ethics of TradeFarm Work and Keeping StoreMeeting…house and Sunday…school〃The One Thing Needful。〃
CHAPTER II。 EARLY YEARS AT BETHEL。 Death of his Grandmother and FatherLeft Penniless and Bare…footedWork in a StoreHis First LoveTrying to buy RussiaUncle Bibbin's Duel
CHAPTER III。 BUSINESS LIFE Removal to BrooklynSmallpoxGoes Home to Recover His HealthRenewed Acquaintance with the Pretty TailoressFirst Independent Business VentureResidence in New YorkReturn to BethelAnecdotes
CHAPTER IV。 TRYING MANY VENTURES。 Visit to PittsburgSuccessful Lottery BusinessMarriageFirst Editorial VentureLibel SuitImprisonment and LiberationRemoval to New YorkHard TimesKeeping a Boarding House
CHAPTER V。 BEGINNING AS A SHOWMAN。 Finding His True VocationThe Purchase of Joice HethEvidence as to Her AgeHer DeathSignor VivallaVisit to WashingtonJoining a Travelling CircusControversies with MinistersThe Victim of a Practical Joke
CHAPTER VI。 INCIDENTS OF A CIRCUS TOUR。 Beating a LandlordA Joke on TurnerBarnum as a Preacher and as a Negro MinstrelA Bad Man with a GunDealing with a Sheriff〃Lady Hayes〃An Embarrassed JugglerBarnum as a Matrimonial Agent
CHAPTER VII。 HARD TIMES。 Advertising for a Partner〃Quaker Oats〃Diamond the DancerA Dishonest ManagerReturn to New YorkFrom Hand to MouthThe American Museum
CHAPTER VIII。 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM。 Advertising ExtraordinaryA Quick…witted PerformerNiagara Falls with Real WaterOther AttractionsDrummond Light
CHAPTER IX。 INCREASED POPULARITY OF THE MUSEUM。 The American Flag and St。 Paul'sSt。 Patrick's DayThe Baby ShowGrand Buffalo HuntN。 P。 WillisThe First Wild West Show
CHAPTER X。 GIANTS AND DWARFS。 Science for the PublicMesmerism ExtraordinaryKilling off a RivalThe Two GiantsDiscovery of 〃Tom Thumb〃Seeking Other Worlds to ConquerFirst Visit to England
CHAPTER XI。 TOM THUMB IN LONDON。 An Aristocratic VisitorCalling at Buckingham Palace and Hobnobbing with RoyaltyGetting a Puff in the 〃Court Circular〃The Iron DukeA Great Social and Financial Success
CHAPTER XII。 IN FRANCE。 Arrival in ParisVisit to the TuilleriesLongchamps〃Tom Ponce〃 all the RageBonaparte and Louis PhillipiTour through FranceBarnum's Purchase
CHAPTER XIII。 IN BELGIUM。 Presented to King Leopold and the QueenThe General's Jewels stolenThe Field of WaterlooAn AccidentAn Expensive EquipageThe Custom of the Country
CHAPTER XIV。 IN ENGLAND AGAIN。 Egyptian Hall and the Zoological GardenThe Special RelicsPurchase of the Happy FamilyReturn to America
CHAPTER XV。 AT HOME。 Partnership with Tom ThumbVisit to CubaIranistan； his Famous Palace at BridgeportBarnum's Game…Keeper and the Great Game DinnerFrank Leslie
CHAPTER XVI。 JENNY LIND。 A Daring VentureBarnum's AmbassadorUnprecedented Terms offeredText of the ContractHard Work to Raise the Guarantee FundEducating the American Mind to receive the Famous Singer
CHAPTER XVII。 ARRIVAL OF JENNY LIND。 First Meeting with BarnumReception in New YorkPoems in Her HonorA Furore of Public InterestSale of Tickets for the First ConcertBarnum's Change in TermsTen Thousand Dollars for CharityEnormous Success of the First Concert
CHAPTER XVIII。 CONTINUED TRIUMPH。 Successful AdvertisingThe Responsibilities of RichesVisit to IranistanOvations at Boston； Philadelphia； Baltimore and WashingtonVisit to Mt。 VernonCharlestonHavanaFredericka Brerner
CHAPTER XIX。 HAVANA。 Conquest of the HabanerosThe Italian and his DogMad BennettA Successful RuseReturn to New OrleansLudicrous IncidentUp the MississippiLegerdemain
CHAPTER XX。 THE TRIALS OF AN IMPRESSARIO。 St LouisThe Secretary's Little GameLegal AdviceSmooth Waters AgainBarnum's Efforts AppreciatedAn Extravagant Encomium
CHAPTER XXI。 CLOSING THE GRAND TOUR。 April Fool Jokes at NashvilleA Trick at CincinnatiReturn to New YorkJenny Lind Persuaded to Leave BarnumFinancial Results of the Enterprise
CHAPTER XXII。 A FEW SIDE ISSUES。 The Expedition to CeylonHarnessing an Elephant to a PlowBarnum and VanderbiltThe Talking MachineA Fire at IranistanMountain Grove Cemetery
CHAPTER XXIII。 SOME DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES。 Putting a Pickpocket on ExhibitionTraveling IncognitoThe Pequonnock BankThe New York Crystal PalaceA Poem on an Incident at Iranistan
CHAPTER XXIV。 THE JEROME CLOCK COMPANY。 Founding East BridgeportGrowth of the CityThe Jerome Clock BubbleA Ruined ManPaying Honest DebtsDown in the Depths
CHAPTER XXV。 THE WHEAT AND THE CHAFF。 False and True FriendsMeeting of Bridgeport CitizensBarnum's LetterTom Thumb's OfferShillaber's PoemBarnum's Message to the Creditors of the Jerome Clock CompanyRemoval to New YorkBeginning Life Anew at Forty…six
CHAPTER XXVI。 IDLENESS WITHOUT REST。 Annoying Persecutions of CreditorsSummer on Long IslandThe Black Whale Pays the Board BillThe Wheeler & Wilson Company Remove to East BridgeportSetting Sail for England
CHAPTER XXVII。 A PROSPEROUS EXILE。 His Successful PupilMaking Many Friends in LondonAcquaintance with ThackerayA Comedy of Errors in a German Custom HouseAristocratic Patronage at Fashionable ResortsBarnum's Impressions of Holland and the Dutch
CHAPTER XXVIII。 HOME AGAIN。 A Jolly VoyageMock Trial on ShipboardBarnum on Trial for His LifeDiscomfited Witnesses and a Triumphant PrisonerFair Weather FriendsThe Burning of Iranistan
CHAPTER XXIX。 THE ART OF MONEY GETTING。 The Lecture FieldSuccessCambridgeOxfordAn Unique EntertainmentBarnum Equal to the OccasionInvited to Stay a Week
CHAPTER XXX。 AN ENTERPRISING ENGLISHMAN。 A New FriendDinner to Tom Thumb and Commodore NuttMeasuring the GiantThe Two Engines
CHAPTER XXXI。 AT HOME AGAIN。 The Clock Debts PaidThe Museum once more under Barnum's ManagementEnthusiastic ReceptionHis SpeechTwo Poems
CHAPTER XXXII。 THE STORY OF 〃GRIZZLY ADAMS。〃 Barnum's Partnership with the Famous Bear HunterFooling Him with the 〃Golden Pigeons〃Adams Earns 500 at Desperate CostTricking Barnum out of a Fine Hunting SuitProsperity of the MuseumVisit of the Prince of Wales
CHAPTER XXXIII。 BUILDING A CITY。 At Home Once MoreGrowth of East BridgeportBarnum's Offer to Men Wanting Homes of Their OwnRemarkable Progress of the PlaceHow the Streets were Named
CHAPTER XXXIV。 A GREAT YEAR AT THE MUSEUM。 Capturing and Exhibiting White WhalesNewspaper CommentsA Touching ObituaryThe Great BehemothA Long 〃Last Week〃Commodore NuttReal Live Indians on Exhibition
CHAPTER XXXV。 GENERAL AND MRS。 TOM THUMB。 Miss Lavinia WarrenThe RivalsMiss Warren's Engagement to Tom ThumbThe WeddingGrand ReceptionLetter From a Would…be Guest； and Dr Taylor's Reply
CHAPTER XXXVI。 POLITICAL NOTES。 Barnum Becomes a RepublicanIlluminating the House of a DemocratThe Peace MeetingElected to the LegislatureWar on the RailroadsSpeech on the Amendment
CHAPTER XXXVII。 BURNING OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM。 How Barnum Received the TidingsHumorous Description of the FireA Public CalamityGreeley's AdviceIntention to Re…establish the MuseumSpeech at Employees' Benefit
CHAPTER XXXVIII。 POLITICAL LIFE。 In the Connecticut LegislatureThe Great Railroad FightBarnum's Effective StrokeCanva