P.T. Barnum

PEOPLE

These 10 performers generated extraordinary attention and revenue, yet their fame rarely translated into the fortunes you might expect.

HISTORY

An incorrigible swindler, P.T. Barnum wowed audiences all over the world—yet few of them knew this showman's dark history.



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