When P.T. Barnum held court before thousands of Berkshirites who gathered on May 19, 1877, to see "The Greatest Show on Earth," The Berkshire Eagle described the moment with "Thunders of applause ...

P.T. Barnum opened the American Museum of curiosities, introduced the world to General Tom Thumb and created “The Greatest Show on Earth,” according to historical record and a box office hit starring ...

Forget the Champagne toasts and birthday cakes. A milestone this big calls for fireworks extravaganzas and parades of elephants topped by Swedish sopranos and circus freaks. A sucker may be born every ...

P.T. Barnum was a pretty despicable character, Charles Baxter finds in Lapham's Quarterly, but his influence was lasting. Reviewing Barnum's autobiography, Baxter finds the seeds of the phenomenon of ...

PHOENIXVILLE — Phoenixville Public Library will present “P.T. Barnum: The Master Showman,” a fully-staged, one-man entertainment, on Thursday, April 4, at 6:45 p.m., at the Phoenixville Recreation ...

Perhaps the greatest peril to creating a public persona is being stuck with it — forever. Just ask P.T. Barnum, who was born 200 years ago Monday. During much of his lifetime (1810-1891), Phineas ...