copyright 1959; "The Fabulous Showman, The Life and Times of P.T. Barnum by Irving Wallace"; Alfred A. Knopf publishers, New York; hardbound with blue and yellow decorative boards; Book Club Edition; very good condition of book with very minor wear; dust jacket has some tears and wear.
 
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"...a fast-paced, carefully documented, and rich biography of Barnum, the greatest showman of all time, the American brom Bethel, Connecticut, whose eccentricities and oblique, cynical approach to humanity transformed entertainment into a big, incredibly profitable business..."