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We are all his creatures : tales of P.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman, Deborah Noyes
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- Summary
- Much has been written about P. T. Barnum -- legendary showman, entrepreneur, marketing genius, and one of the most famous nineteenth-century personalities. For those who lived in Barnum's shadow, however, life was complex. P. T. Barnum's two families -- his family at home, including his two wives and his daughters, and his family at work, including Little People, a giantess, an opera singer, and many sideshow entertainers -- suffered greatly from his cruelty and exploitation. Yet, at the same time, some of his performers, such as General Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton), became wealthy celebrities who were admired and feted by presidents and royalty. In this collection of interlinked stories illustrated with archival photographs, Deborah Noyes digs deep into what is known about the people in Barnum's orbit and imagines their personal lives, putting front and center the complicated joy and pain of what it meant to be one of Barnum's "creatures."
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 266 pages
- Contents
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- The mermaid (1842)
- The mysterious arm (1842)
- Returning a bloom to its bud (1845)
- Beside myself (1851)
- We will always be sisters (1852)
- The fairy wedding (1863)
- An extraordinary specimen of magnified humanity (1865)
- The Bearded Lady's son (1868)
- It's not humbug if you believe it (1869)
- All elephants are tragic (1889)
- What makes you think we want you here? (1891)
- Isbn
- 9780763659813
- Label
- We are all his creatures : tales of P.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman
- Title
- We are all his creatures
- Title remainder
- tales of P.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman
- Statement of responsibility
- Deborah Noyes
- Title variation
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- P.T. Barnum
- Phineas Taylor Barnum
- Subject
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- Biographical fiction
- Circus -- Fiction
- Circus -- Juvenile fiction
- Circus performers -- Fiction
- Circus performers -- Juvenile fiction
- Entertainers -- Fiction
- Entertainers -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Short stories
- Sideshows -- Fiction
- Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Sideshows -- Juvenile fiction
- Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Much has been written about P. T. Barnum -- legendary showman, entrepreneur, marketing genius, and one of the most famous nineteenth-century personalities. For those who lived in Barnum's shadow, however, life was complex. P. T. Barnum's two families -- his family at home, including his two wives and his daughters, and his family at work, including Little People, a giantess, an opera singer, and many sideshow entertainers -- suffered greatly from his cruelty and exploitation. Yet, at the same time, some of his performers, such as General Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton), became wealthy celebrities who were admired and feted by presidents and royalty. In this collection of interlinked stories illustrated with archival photographs, Deborah Noyes digs deep into what is known about the people in Barnum's orbit and imagines their personal lives, putting front and center the complicated joy and pain of what it meant to be one of Barnum's "creatures."
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Noyes, Deborah
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Barnum, P. T.
- Barnum, P. T.
- Circus performers
- Entertainers
- Sideshows
- Circus
- Circus performers
- Entertainers
- Sideshows
- Circus
- Circus
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- We are all his creatures : tales of P.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman, Deborah Noyes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The mermaid (1842) -- The mysterious arm (1842) -- Returning a bloom to its bud (1845) -- Beside myself (1851) -- We will always be sisters (1852) -- The fairy wedding (1863) -- An extraordinary specimen of magnified humanity (1865) -- The Bearded Lady's son (1868) -- It's not humbug if you believe it (1869) -- All elephants are tragic (1889) -- What makes you think we want you here? (1891)
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 266 pages
- Isbn
- 9780763659813
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)on1109406468
- (OCoLC)1109406468
- Label
- We are all his creatures : tales of P.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman, Deborah Noyes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The mermaid (1842) -- The mysterious arm (1842) -- Returning a bloom to its bud (1845) -- Beside myself (1851) -- We will always be sisters (1852) -- The fairy wedding (1863) -- An extraordinary specimen of magnified humanity (1865) -- The Bearded Lady's son (1868) -- It's not humbug if you believe it (1869) -- All elephants are tragic (1889) -- What makes you think we want you here? (1891)
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 266 pages
- Isbn
- 9780763659813
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)on1109406468
- (OCoLC)1109406468
Subject
- Biographical fiction
- Circus -- Fiction
- Circus -- Juvenile fiction
- Circus performers -- Fiction
- Circus performers -- Juvenile fiction
- Entertainers -- Fiction
- Entertainers -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Short stories
- Sideshows -- Fiction
- Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Sideshows -- Juvenile fiction
- Barnum, P. T., (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Juvenile fiction
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