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

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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

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Preface
05:24
Chapter 2
Chapter 1 Early Life
26:15
Chapter 3
Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes
17:49
Chapter 4
Chapter 3 In Business for Myself
23:24
Chapter 5
Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood
21:49
Chapter 6
Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1
16:04
Chapter 7
Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2
13:17
Chapter 8
Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1
14:31
Chapter 9
Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2
17:06
Chapter 10
Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder
20:36
Chapter 11
Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1
16:12
Chapter 12
Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2
14:15
Chapter 13
Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1
15:44
Chapter 14
Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2
22:32
Chapter 15
Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1
09:24
Chapter 16
Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2
16:32
Chapter 17
Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England
21:13
Chapter 18
Chapter 12 In France, Part 1
19:06
Chapter 19
Chapter 12 In France, Part 2
22:15
Chapter 20
Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1
10:55
Chapter 21
Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2
12:59
Chapter 22
Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1
12:16
Chapter 23
Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2
15:43
Chapter 24
Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1
13:06
Chapter 25
Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2
15:05
Chapter 26
Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1
12:52
Chapter 27
Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2
14:16
Chapter 28
Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1
19:20
Chapter 29
Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2
10:02
Chapter 30
Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1
16:13
Chapter 31
Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2
14:13
Chapter 32
Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1
18:47
Chapter 33
Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2
18:25
Chapter 34
Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1
14:58
Chapter 35
Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2
13:53
Chapter 36
Chapter 21 Jenny Lind
17:35
Chapter 37
Chapter 22 Close of the Campaign
38:00
Chapter 38
Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1
13:28
Chapter 39
Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2
16:27
Chapter 40
Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1
10:20
Chapter 41
Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2
14:12
Chapter 42
Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company Entanglement
18:54
Chapter 43
Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1
12:11
Chapter 44
Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2
14:10
Chapter 45
Chapter 27 Rest, but not Rust
16:52
Chapter 46
Chapter 28 Abroad Again
19:03
Chapter 47
Chapter 29 In Germany
19:12
Chapter 48
Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 1
09:42
Chapter 49
Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2
13:25
Chapter 50
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1
16:38
Chapter 51
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 2
20:39
Chapter 52
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 3
22:14
Chapter 53
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 4
21:41
Chapter 54
Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 5
15:11
Chapter 55
Chapter 32 An Enterprising Englishman
17:23
Chapter 56
Chapter 33 Richard's Himself Again
21:51
Chapter 57
Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 1
18:46
Chapter 58
Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 2
16:46
Chapter 59
Chapter 35 East Bridgeport
22:17
Chapter 60
Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 1
18:57
Chapter 61
Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 2
20:48
Chapter 62
Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 1
12:24
Chapter 63
Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 2
15:13
Chapter 64
Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 3
22:37
Chapter 65
Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 1
20:27
Chapter 66
Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 2
16:03
Chapter 67
Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 3
15:04
Chapter 68
Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 1
21:29
Chapter 69
Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 2
24:07
Chapter 70
Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 1
17:39
Chapter 71
Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 2
22:55
Chapter 72
Chapter 41 Bennett and the Herald
18:51
Chapter 73
Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 1
14:07
Chapter 74
Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 2
15:48
Chapter 75
Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 1
14:20
Chapter 76
Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 2
15:00
Chapter 77
Chapter 44 Curious Coincidences--Number Thirteen
15:54
Chapter 78
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 1
24:31
Chapter 79
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 2
21:55
Chapter 80
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 3
22:50
Chapter 81
Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 4
23:59
Chapter 82
Chapter 46 Sea-Side Park
23:36
Chapter 83
Chapter 47 Waldemere
25:36
Chapter 84
Appendix 1, Part 1
26:21
Chapter 85
Appendix 1, Part 2
24:20
Chapter 86
Appendix 1, Part 3
34:34
Chapter 87
Appendix 1, Part 4
24:27
Chapter 88
Appendix 1, Part 5
22:04
Chapter 89
Appendix 2, Part 1
20:35
Chapter 90
Appendix 2, Part 2
27:08

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

Chapters

Preface

Chapter 1 Early Life

Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes

Chapter 3 In Business for Myself

Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood

Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1

Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2

Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1

Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2

Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder

Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1

Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2

Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1

Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2

Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1

Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2

Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England

Chapter 12 In France, Part 1

Chapter 12 In France, Part 2

Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1

Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2

Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1

Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2

Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1

Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2

Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1

Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2

Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1

Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2

Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1

Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2

Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1

Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2

Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1

Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2

Chapter 21 Jenny Lind

Chapter 22 Close of the Campaign

Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1

Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2

Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1

Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2

Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company Entanglement

Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1

Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2

Chapter 27 Rest, but not Rust

Chapter 28 Abroad Again

Chapter 29 In Germany

Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 1

Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 2

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 3

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 4

Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 5

Chapter 32 An Enterprising Englishman

Chapter 33 Richard's Himself Again

Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 1

Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 2

Chapter 35 East Bridgeport

Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 1

Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 2

Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 1

Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 2

Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 3

Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 1

Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 2

Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 3

Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 1

Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 2

Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 1

Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 2

Chapter 41 Bennett and the Herald

Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 1

Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 2

Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 1

Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 2

Chapter 44 Curious Coincidences--Number Thirteen

Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 1