Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself
P. T. Barnum
Play
Length 27 h 17 min
Chapters 89
First published 1872
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
Chapters
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Preface Read by DrPGould 5:24
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Chapter 2 Incidents and Anecdotes Read by Josip B. 17:49
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Chapter 3 In Business for Myself Read by Lazlo 23:24
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Chapter 4 Struggles for a Livelihood Read by Nancy Gorgen 21:49
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Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 1 Read by Phil Chenevert 16:04
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Chapter 5 My Start as a Showman, Part 2 Read by Phil Chenevert 13:17
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Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 14:31
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Chapter 6 My First Travelling Company, Part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 17:06
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Chapter 7 At the Foot of the Ladder Read by garybclayton 20:36
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Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 16:12
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Chapter 8 The American Museum, Part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 14:15
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Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 1 Read by garybclayton 15:44
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Chapter 9 The Road to Riches, Part 2 Read by garybclayton 22:32
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Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 1 Read by Stephen Marsh 9:24
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Chapter 10 Another Successful Speculation, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 16:32
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Chapter 11 General Tom Thumb in England Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 21:13
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Chapter 12 In France, Part 1 Read by Nancy Gorgen 19:06
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Chapter 12 In France, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 22:15
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Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 1 Read by Stephen Marsh 10:55
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Chapter 13 In Belgium, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 12:59
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Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 1 Read by Matthew M. Benzing 12:16
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Chapter 14 In England Again, Part 2 Read by Matthew M. Benzing 15:43
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Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 1 Read by Nancy Gorgen 13:06
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Chapter 15 Return to America, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 15:05
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Chapter 16 At Home, Part 1 Read by Nancy Gorgen 12:52
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Chapter 16 At Home, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 14:16
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Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 1 Read by Nancy Gorgen 19:20
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Chapter 17 The Jenny Lind Enterprise, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 10:02
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Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 1 Read by Nancy Gorgen 16:13
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Chapter 18 The Nightingale in New York, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 14:13
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Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 1 Read by Nancy Gorgen 18:47
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Chapter 19 Successful Management, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 18:25
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Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 1 Read by Nancy Gorgen 14:58
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Chapter 20 Incidents of the Tour, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 13:53
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Chapter 21 Jenny Lind Read by Nancy Gorgen 17:35
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Chapter 22 Close of the Campaign Read by Nancy Gorgen 38:00
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Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 1 Read by Nancy Gorgen 13:28
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Chapter 23 Other Enterprises, Part 2 Read by Nancy Gorgen 16:27
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Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 1 Read by garybclayton 10:20
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Chapter 24 Work and Play, Part 2 Read by garybclayton 14:12
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Chapter 25 The Jerome Clock Company Entanglement Read by garybclayton 18:54
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Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 1 Read by garybclayton 12:11
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Chapter 26 Clouds and Sunshine, Part 2 Read by garybclayton 14:10
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Chapter 27 Rest, but not Rust Read by Nancy Gorgen 16:52
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Chapter 28 Abroad Again Read by Nancy Gorgen 19:03
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Chapter 29 In Germany Read by Nancy Gorgen 19:12
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Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 1 Read by Foon 9:42
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Chapter 30 In Holland, Part 2 Read by Foon 13:25
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Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 1 Read by Jared Hinde 16:38
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Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 2 Read by Jared Hinde 20:39
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Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 3 Read by Jared Hinde 22:14
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Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 4 Read by Jared Hinde 21:41
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Chapter 31 The Art of Money Getting, Part 5 Read by Jared Hinde 15:11
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Chapter 32 An Enterprising Englishman Read by StudioMike 17:23
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Chapter 33 Richard's Himself Again Read by StudioMike 21:51
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Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 1 Read by Matthew M. Benzing 18:46
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Chapter 34 Menagerie and Museum Memoranda, Part 2 Read by Matthew M. Benzing 16:46
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Chapter 35 East Bridgeport Read by Nancy Gorgen 22:17
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Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 1 Read by BettyB 18:57
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Chapter 36 More about the Museum Part 2 Read by BettyB 20:48
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Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 12:24
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Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 15:13
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Chapter 37 Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Part 3 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 22:37
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Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 1 Read by Matthew M. Benzing 20:27
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Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 2 Read by Matthew M. Benzing 16:03
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Chapter 38 Political and Personal, Part 3 Read by Matthew M. Benzing 15:04
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Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 1 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 21:29
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Chapter 39 The American Museum in Ruins, Part 2 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 24:07
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Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 1 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 17:39
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Chapter 40 My War on the Railroads, Part 2 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 22:55
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Chapter 41 Bennett and the Herald Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 18:51
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Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 14:07
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Chapter 42 Public Lecturing, Part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 15:48
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Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 14:20
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Chapter 43 The New Museum, Part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 15:00
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Chapter 44 Curious Coincidences--Number Thirteen Read by garybclayton 15:54
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Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 1 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 24:31
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Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 2 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 21:55
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Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 3 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 22:50
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Chapter 45 A Story Chapter, Part 4 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 23:59
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Chapter 46 Sea-Side Park Read by Nancy Gorgen 23:36
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Chapter 47 Waldemere Read by Nancy Gorgen 25:36
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Appendix 1, Part 1 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 26:21
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Appendix 1, Part 2 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 24:20
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Appendix 1, Part 3 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 34:34
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Appendix 1, Part 4 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 24:27
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Appendix 1, Part 5 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 22:04
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Appendix 2, Part 1 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 20:35
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Appendix 2, Part 2 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 27:08
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