P T Barnum would be at home as a Twitter impresario posting the amusing, enlightening, freakish, outlandish and fraudulent for his avid followers.
Long read, but interesting description of American common culture and entertainments of circa 1850.
Do they have Slow Joe and Fetterman there?
There’s a sucker born every minute.
That statement is false.
There are actually hundreds of suckers born every minute.
All you have to do is find one.
Very interesting story. Thank you. Phinneas Barnum had four daughters, loved doing pranks and had a talent for putting on show. In 1850 there were a variety of shows: ballet, opera, wax museums, gardens, panoramas, circuses, and Christian revivals. Barnum tried them all and found a talent for circuses. Everyone loves a circus and I hope everyone can see the wonderful Cavalia show. https://cavalia.com/odysseo/
Barnum was once the mayor of Bridgeport CT. If you don’t know Bridgeport, you have no idea how appropriate that is.
After years in the shooting community I am convinced the T in his name stood for “Tactical”.