Root, Harvey W. <br/><br/>
The unknown Barnum / 
By Harvey W. Root. 
 - First edition 
 - New York :  Harper & Brothers,  1927. 
 - 379 p. :  ill., portraits ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> With hardcover 
<br/><br/> Cont.: Early days in Bethel -- Spreading horizons -- Restless years -- An adventure in journalism -- Groping toward his calling -- The itinerant showman -- A ladder to fortune -- Exploiting the diminutive -- A harbinger of opera -- An abuse of confidence -- When Barnum was mayor -- Barnum as legislator -- The advertising pioneer -- On the platform -- An object lesson in publicity -- Gentleman farmer -- Varied homes -- The universalist -- The Bridgeport citizen -- Barnumisms -- Humbugging -- The greatest show on earth -- A famous elephant -- A London triumph -- Ebb tide. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Barnum, P. T. 1810-1891  (Phineas Taylor),