T. Burnum's circus and menagerie, located in Gilmore's Garden, between Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh streets, Fourth ... View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...
P.T. Barnum, after spending most of his life managing his traveling circus, wanted to secure a positive legacy through the creation of an unambiguously serious institution. Barnum worked as a showman ...
Bergh had been troubled by reports that Barnum’s “fire horse,” Salamander, suffered when jumping through rings of fire. Bergh and twenty-seven officers showed up at the circus to arrest ...
The show chronicles Barnum's fascinating life story, charting his rise to fame as a circus proprietor and disastrous attempt to move into politics. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good ...