Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself, credited to P. T. Barnum, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself Read in English by LibriVox volunteers 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself
• Author credits: P. T. Barnum
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 90
• Listed recording duration: 3:17:07

Catalogue topics

• travel
• slavery
• circus
• barnum
• temperence

Opening tracks: first 24 of 90

1. 00 - Preface — 5:24
2. 01 - Chapter 1 Early Life — 26:15
3. 02 - Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes — 17:49
4. 03 - Chapter 3 In Business for Myself — 23:24
5. 04 - Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood — 21:49
6. 05 - Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1 — 16:04
7. 06 - Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2 — 13:17
8. 07 - Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1 — 14:31
9. 08 - Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2 — 17:06
10. 09 - Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder — 20:36
11. 10 - Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1 — 16:12
12. 11 - Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2 — 14:15
13. 12 - Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1 — 15:44
14. 13 - Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2 — 22:32
15. 14 - Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1 — 9:24
16. 15 - Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2 — 16:32
17. 16 - Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England — 21:13
18. 17 - Chapter 12 In France, Part 1 — 19:06
19. 18 - Chapter 12 In France, Part 2 — 22:15
20. 19 - Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1 — 10:55
21. 20 - Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2 — 12:59
22. 21 - Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1 — 12:16
23. 22 - Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2 — 15:43
24. 23 - Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1 — 13:06

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