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Catalog date:
2009-11-12
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The Humbugs of the World

P. T. Barnum (1810 - 1891)

P. T. Barnum exposes some of the chief humbugs of the world with his usual entertaining style. He looks at medicine and quacks, ghosts, witchcraft, religious humbugs, money manias, adventurers, personal reminiscences, and much more. (Summary by Barry Eads)

Genre(s): Performing Arts, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Memoirs

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Publisher's Note and Introduction Barry Eads
 00:06:24
Play 01 Chapter 1 Eddie Winter
 00:14:50
Play 02 Chapter 2 Eddie Winter
 00:21:17
Play 03 Chapter 3 Graeme Dunlop
 00:15:56
Play 04 Chapter 4 Bob Neufeld
 00:17:48
Play 05 Chapter 5 Magdalena
 00:09:27
Play 06 Chapter 6 Kristine Bekere
 00:07:34
Play 07 Chapter 7 Barry Eads
 00:12:38
Play 08 Chapter 8 Lee Ann Howlett
 00:12:00
Play 09 Chapter 9 Bob Neufeld
 00:17:27
Play 10 Chapter 10 Lee Ann Howlett
 00:10:14
Play 11 Chapter 11 Jud Niven
 00:11:47
Play 12 Chapter 12 Magdalena
 00:10:13
Play 13 Chapter 13 Linda Dodge
 00:13:41
Play 14 Chapter 14 Jessi
 00:22:03
Play 15 Chapter 15 Eddie Winter
 00:20:28
Play 16 Chapter 16 Eddie Winter
 00:14:41
Play 17 Chapter 17 Eddie Winter
 00:24:10
Play 18 Chapter 18 Rosie
 00:12:23
Play 19 Chapter 19 Rosie
 00:11:41
Play 20 Chapter 20 Lee Ann Howlett
 00:14:39
Play 21 Chapter 21 Magdalena
 00:10:42
Play 22 Chapter 22 Magdalena
 00:12:24
Play 23 Chapter 23 Bob Neufeld
 00:10:23
Play 24 Chapter 24 Linda Dodge
 00:18:37
Play 25 Chapter 25 James Christopher
 00:16:23
Play 26 Chapter 26 Linda Dodge
 00:15:46
Play 27 Chapter 27 Linda Dodge
 00:21:49
Play 28 Chapter 28 Availle
 00:08:46
Play 29 Chapter 29 Availle
 00:10:15
Play 30 Chapter 30 Availle
 00:12:36
Play 31 Chapter 31 Linda Ferguson
 00:13:05
Play 32 Chapter 32 Bob Neufeld
 00:27:55
Play 33 Chapter 33 Catharine Eastman
 00:21:23
Play 34 Chapter 34 Roger Melin
 00:17:50
Play 35 Chapter 35 Roger Melin
 00:16:16
Play 36 Chapter 36 Roger Melin
 00:15:42
Play 37 Chapter 37 Linda Ferguson
 00:11:25
Play 38 Chapter 38 Neeru Iyer
 00:13:28
Play 39 Chapter 39 Bellona Times
 00:14:51
Play 40 Chapter 40 JohanG
 00:13:13
Play 41 Chapter 41 BB
 00:32:54
Play 42 Chapter 42 JohanG
 00:12:10
Play 43 Chapter 43 May Low
 00:15:52
Play 44 Chapter 44 Barry Eads
 00:17:16
Play 45 Chapter 45 Linda Dodge
 00:12:28
Play 46 Chapter 46 Linda Dodge
 00:13:14
Play 47 Chapter 47 May Low
 00:15:47
Play 48 Chapter 48 Linda Dodge
 00:15:32
Play 49 Chapter 49 Neeru Iyer
 00:12:32
Play 50 Chapter 50 Barry Eads
 00:15:57