[Group, Circus] Struggles & Triumphs by P.T. Barnum--philc

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Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself by P. T. Barnum (1810 - 1891)--philc.

This project is complete and can be found in our catalog at https://librivox.org/struggles-and-triumphs-or-forty-years-of-recollections-of-pt-barnum-written-by-himself-by-p-t-barnum/
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 temperence 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. [This will be edited before cataloging]. ( DrPGould)
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      Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs; *Non-fiction/Social Science; *Non-fiction/Performing Arts

      Keywords that describe the book: travel, slavery, circus, barnum, temperence

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Last edited by DrPGould on July 23rd, 2018, 9:21 am, edited 4 times in total.
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Hello, everyone!

This is the longest project I have attempted to BC here at Librivox. Its total length is in excess of 170,000 words. To make it easier on the readers, I have split many chapters into separate parts. I don't believe there is a section in excess of 4000 words, and most are considerably shorter.

I hope this project will be fun for everyone who participates in it, and I welcome all who visit this board. A DPL and numerous enthusiastic readers are essential to this project's completion!

I appreciate the guidance and experience of our terrific MC--phil chenevert.

Ever forward, and many thanks,

Philip
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Post by HZFerr »

Good morning Phil & Philip,
This looks extremely interesting, if you don't have a DPL, I would like to stake my claim. :D
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Helen:

Welcome aboard!

Many thanks,

Philip
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Post by philchenevert »

HZFerr wrote: July 23rd, 2018, 8:58 am Good morning Phil & Philip,
This looks extremely interesting, if you don't have a DPL, I would like to stake my claim. :D
As Philip said, welcome aboard the circus train! This will indeed be interesting. :D
EDIT: the Magic Window is up.
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Hello everyone.

I am currently working on updating the Magic Window. It is probably that I will not finish before tomorrow, but we'll see. (Just wanted you to know in case you pass by and see that it is incomplete.

Many thanks,

Philip
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Post by philchenevert »

DrPGould wrote: July 23rd, 2018, 11:31 am Hello everyone.

I am currently working on updating the Magic Window. It is probably that I will not finish before tomorrow, but we'll see. (Just wanted you to know in case you pass by and see that it is incomplete.

Many thanks,

Philip
Philip. Please take your time; this is a long term project and you have a complicated job of arranging the sections. And of course, things can be arranged differently as we go along.
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Thanks so much, Phil, for the magic window and your wise counsel. But I just plowed on through. The links are all in place and have been tested, and I think the MW is ready to go! (I prepped for a couple of days to be sure I had everything in order--cutting and pasting is far easier than keystroke-by-keystroke).

Notes for readers:

1. Some of these sections contain tables and the occasional foreign word or phrase. Do the best you can with them. If you need help, please ask...we're all here to help each other.

2. Some of this material may be offensive by today's standards, either in referring to people of different ethnicities or physical attributes or even in the treatment of performing animals. This text was published in 1873 and reflects the standards of that day, not this. At Librivox, we take the text as we find it, not as we wish it could be.

I hope you will enjoy this project.

Many thanks,

Philip
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Post by philchenevert »

I would like to claim section 5. :D
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Phil:

You are most welcome! Section 5 is yours!

Many thanks,

Philip
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Post by BettyB »

May I claim 59-60 AKA Chapter 36.
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BettyB:

Welcome to the project! Sections 59 and 60 are yours! Enjoy!

Many thanks,

Philip
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Post by Foon »

May I read 47 and 48? :)
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Foon:

Welcome to the project! 47 and 48 are yours!

Many thanks,

Philip
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Post by Lmnei »

Hi Philip!

Hope things are going well!

I will take the Appendixes.... :)

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