Benton, Joel . Life of Hon. Phineas T. Barnum
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library

| The entire work ( KB) | Table of Contents for this work |
| All on-line databases | Etext Center Homepage |

  • Header
  • Front Matter
  • Chapter 1 CHAPTER I. IN THE BEGINNING.
  • Chapter 2 CHAPTER II. EARLY YEARS AT BETHEL.
  • Chapter 3 CHAPTER III. BUSINESS LIFE.
  • Chapter 4 CHAPTER IV. TRYING MANY VENTURES.
  • Chapter 5 CHAPTER V. BEGINNING AS A SHOWMAN.
  • Chapter 6 CHAPTER VI. INCIDENTS OF A CIRCUS TOUR.
  • Chapter 7 CHAPTER VII. HARD TIMES.
  • Chapter 8 CHAPTER VIII. THE AMERICAN MUSEUM.
  • Chapter 9 CHAPTER IX. INCREASED POPULARITY OF THE MUSEUM.
  • Chapter 10 CHAPTER X. GIANTS AND DWARFS.
  • Chapter 11 CHAPTER XI. TOM THUMB IN LONDON.
  • Chapter 12 CHAPTER XII. IN FRANCE.
  • Chapter 13 CHAPTER XIII. IN BELGIUM.
  • Chapter 14 CHAPTER XIV. IN ENGLAND AGAIN.
  • Chapter 15 CHAPTER XV. AT HOME.
  • Chapter 16 CHAPTER XVI. JENNY LIND.
  • Chapter 17 CHAPTER XVII. ARRIVAL OF JENNY LIND.
  • Chapter 18 CHAPTER XVIII. CONTINUED TRIUMPH.
  • Chapter 19 CHAPTER XIX HAVANA.
  • Chapter 20 CHAPTER XX. THE TRIALS OF AN IMPRESSARIO.
  • Chapter 21 CHAPTER XXI. CLOSING THE GRAND TOUR.
  • Chapter 22 CHAPTER XXII. A FEW SIDE ISSUES.
  • Chapter 23 CHAPTER XXIII. SOME DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES.
  • Chapter 24 CHAPTER XXIV. THE JEROME CLOCK COMPANY.
  • Chapter 25 CHAPTER XXV. THE WHEAT AND THE CHAFF.
  • Chapter 26 CHAPTER XXVI. IDLENESS WITHOUT REST.
  • Chapter 27 CHAPTER XXVII. A PROSPEROUS EXILE.
  • Chapter 28 CHAPTER XXVIII. HOME AGAIN.
  • Chapter 29 CHAPTER XXIX. THE ART OF MONEY GETTING.
  • Chapter 30 CHAPTER XXX. AN ENTERPRISING ENGLISHMAN.
  • Chapter 31 CHAPTER XXXI. AT HOME AGAIN,
  • Chapter 32 CHAPTER XXXII. THE STORY OF "GRIZZLY ADAMS."
  • Chapter 33 CHAPTER XXXIII. BUILDING A CITY.
  • Chapter 34 CHAPTER XXXIV. GREAT YEAR AT THE MUSEUM.
  • Chapter 35 CHAPTER XXXV. GENERAL AND MRS. TOM THUMB.
  • Chapter 36 CHAPTER XXXVI. POLITICAL NOTES.
  • Chapter 37 CHAPTER XXXVII. BURNING OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM.
  • Chapter 38 CHAPTER XXXVIII. POLITICAL LIFE.
  • Chapter 39 CHAPTER XXXIX. FIGHTING A NEWSPAPER
  • Chapter 40 CHAPTER XL. BRIDGEPORT.
  • Chapter 41 CHAPTER XLI. HONORS AND ADULATIONS.
  • Back Matter