The Wild Beast Birds and Reptiles of the World: The Story of their Capture

Book signed by P. T. BarnumP. T. Barnum-"The Wild Beasts Birds And Reptiles Of The World The Story Of Their Capture"-1889-R.S. Peale & Company-7" X 10"-510 pages-Hardcover Book-With Photo And Illustrations-Signed By Author. P. T. Barnum, famous circus owner wrote this book in the "evening" of his life. He wrote, "my heart is young and the sweetest music in my ear is the merry laughter of childhood. Before the parents of many of you were born, I entered upon my career as a manager of public exhibitions...I have gathered from every point of the habitable globe the most marvelous curiosities in the realms of science, art, invention and the animal kingdom and I am still adding to my collection." In this book, he tells of the capture of animals, birds and reptiles. The book has many beautiful black and white illustrations......................Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor Barnum) 1810–91, American showman, b. Bethel, Conn. As a youth Barnum worked at diverse sales jobs and managed a boardinghouse. He made his first sensation in 1835 when he bought and exhibited Joice Heth, a slave who claimed she was 161 years old (she was about 80) and had been the nurse of George Washington. In 1842