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The
Barnum Museum-- Is housed in
Barnum's last great architectural project, at 820 Main
Street in downtown Bridgeport CT. The Museum features
special exhibits about Barnum, as well as a comprehensive
look at his life in and out of the circus. One of the most
interesting exhibits is a miniature recreation of Barnum's
circus. The model circus contains over 3000 figures and is
over 50 years old.
The
Lost Museum-- A great multimedia
look at P.T. Barnum's American Museum in New York, which
sadly burned down on July 13nth, 1865. The site requires
Quicktime, but has a great deal of information about the
various exhibits that were housed there, as well as P.T.
Barnum's other exhibits.
PT and the true snake controversy.--An exchange of letters when Barnum was asked not to feed live rabbits to his boa constrictor.
Listen
to P.T. Barnum's voice--. In 1890
while in London, P. T. Barnum recorded his voice on an
Edison recording machine. This is believed to be the first
recorded commercial plug as Barnum praises his circus in the
message.
Read
P.T. Barnum's Obituary-- You
can read his April 7, 1891 Obituary from the NY Times.
(REGISTRATION MAY BE REQUIRED)
View
P.T. Barnum's Gravesite--
Barnum is buried at the Mountain Grove Cemetery in
Bridgeport CT. This site gives you the chance to view his
gravesite online, and add some loving comments about the
Great Showman.
Museum
of Hoaxes-- An online museum
that celebrates the hoax. Barnum is featured (as well as he
should be), but many other hoaxes are also listed.
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Search
for Barnum on Amazon.com-- Search
Amazon.com for "Phineas T. Barnum"
Read
Joel Benton's biography of Barnum
online- In 1893, Joel Benton wrote a
rather complete Life of P.T. Barnum. The text of this book
is now public domain and online. The book is fairly
complete, and has quite a good amount of information.
Read
P.T. Barnum's Book Humbugs of the World online-
This book, published in 1865, is
Barnum's explanation of the word "Humbug" and an interesting
look into the mechanics of hoaxes, and advertising of the
time period. The text of this book (page by page) is public
domain and online.
Read
a short story by Allan Gurganus
- (Harper's Magazine, June
2000) P. T. BARNUM and My Great-Great-Granddad's
SLAVE
There's a Customer Born Every Minute:...
--A book by marketing authority and guru
Joe
Vitale that teaches you to apply
Barnum's principles of business success to your own
business. Barnum was a promoting genius, and Vitale shows
you how he did it.
P.T.
Barnum Links--An
extensive collection of links about Barnum by a distant
relative of old Phineas (Rod Davis). Mr. Davis is a
genealogical wiz, and is both a 2nd cousin, 4x removed, and
a 3rd cousin, 5x removed of Barnum. His website also asserts
that Barnum and his star attraction, General Tom Thumb, were
distantly related!
Prodigies:
Anomalous Humans:-- An online
gallery of the artwork of James Mundie, which has a large
collection of links about sideshow in general, and a great
drawing that Mundie did entitled The
Showman And His Museum
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