P.T. Barnum: The Showman Extraordinaire
Welcome back everyone! If you have been following our blog, we have been talking all about the famous Circus Freaks in the history. This is our last blog post here, and we have decided to end it with none other than the mastermind behind it all, P.T. Barnum . With almost every freak that we have discussed, P.T. Barnum has been the mastermind behind creating a career for these people. Phineas Taylor Barnum was born in 1810 in Connecticut and was considered one of the greatest American showmen and businessmen to exist. Barnum was showcasing his skills at the young age of 12, as he sold snacks and homemade cherry rum during local gatherings. He eventually made enough money to purchase his own livestock, and by age 21, his holdings also included a general store, a small lottery and even his own newspaper called the “Herald of Freedom” (Andrews, 2015). Perhaps one of the greatest quotes that can be associated with P.T. Barnum is “No one ever made a difference by being like every
