Showman P.T. Barnum's outrageous cruelty and racism
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P.T. Barnum invented the big top circus entertainment extravaganzas and launched the first superstar tour, with singer Jenny Lind, the ‘Swedish nightingale’.
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The Greatest Showman (Film) - TV Tropes
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LUPICA: Forget P.T. Barnum, Donald Trump is pulling his own 'Greatest Showman' act on the American people – New York Daily News
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LUPICA: Forget P.T. Barnum, Donald Trump is pulling his own 'Greatest Showman' act on the American people – New York Daily News
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Barnum and Bailey: Revolt of the Freaks - Historic UK
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Barnum's Bullshit: The Greatest Showman's Greatest Controversy – Urban Fictionary
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Struggles and Triumphs, by P.T. Barnum.
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PETA takes on Barnum, 127 years after he died (Viewpoint)
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The Greatest Showman' would make P.T. Barnum proud—and that's not a good thing – Massachusetts Daily Collegian
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The Greatest Showman/Deception — The Joy of Mira
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Barnum Continues to Hoodwink Audiences in The Greatest Showman