The Life Of Phineas T Barnum

Phineas Taylor Barnum was born in Bethel Connecticut on(July 5, 1810. He was the quintessential American showman and an excellent businessman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey’s Circus. A man of many talents and careers - author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician, he said of himself, "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me" In moving to New York City in 1834 he embarked on an entertainment career with a variety troupe called