... unknown in the USA . Beginning with her American debut , a brilliantly planned and her- alded concert at Castle ... elephant , from the London Zoo . The sale and loss of Jumbo angered Britons . Jumbo was exhibited in the USA for a ...

... unknown soprano to the toast of America , greeted by ecstatic thousands who vied to draw her carriage . " 24 LATER ... elephant in captivity , was in the London Zoo . Barnum offered $ 10,000 for the animal . The super- intendent ...

... elephant known as Jumbo from the London Zoo , and other Barnum acts , including Thumb and the various performers and ... unknown , or at least very special , should the " sucker " only buy a ticket . Barnum's style of advertising ...

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... CIRCUS . " Many of the items in this lot are rare and out of print ... Unknown Barnum " by Harvey W. Root , 1927 ; 376 pages .... " The Ways of the ... elephant at Bridgeport quarters . Clint E. Beery , former President of the ...

... BARNUM . BAILY B E PT.BARN & GREAT SHOW UN EART ... elephant in the world had created un- derstandable public curiosity , and ... circus newcomer . It was strictly an accident , but , according to circus historians , for some unknown ...

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... unknown favorites were George F. Edmunds of Vermont and William B. Allison ... Barnum was in his heyday with the " Greatest ... circus . Do you remember that first circus ? Barnum had brought to this country the famous White Elephant ...