Author: Francis Thayer Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Colossal P.T. Barnum Reader
Author: Phineas Taylor Barnum
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252030543
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader reveals the trailblazing American showman as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy "puffer," a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of "family" entertainments. Taken together, these selections paint a new and more complete portrait of this complex man than has ever been seen before. James W. Cook's The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader includes large excerpts from Barnum's semi-autobiographical novel The Adventures of an Adventurer (1841), his European letters from 1844-46 informing readers of the New York Atlas of his reception by royalty overseas, selections from his Ancient and Modern Humbugs of the World (Barnum's 1864-65 insider's look into nineteenth-century frauds), and much, much more. The book also features vintage photographs and reproductions of difficult-to-find images from Barnum's two-decade collaboration with the prominent New York lithographers Currier and Ives. Collectively, these materials help us to track the shifting personas of the great showman, his promotional choices, and his publics across the nineteenth century. Book jacket.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252030543
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader reveals the trailblazing American showman as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy "puffer," a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of "family" entertainments. Taken together, these selections paint a new and more complete portrait of this complex man than has ever been seen before. James W. Cook's The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader includes large excerpts from Barnum's semi-autobiographical novel The Adventures of an Adventurer (1841), his European letters from 1844-46 informing readers of the New York Atlas of his reception by royalty overseas, selections from his Ancient and Modern Humbugs of the World (Barnum's 1864-65 insider's look into nineteenth-century frauds), and much, much more. The book also features vintage photographs and reproductions of difficult-to-find images from Barnum's two-decade collaboration with the prominent New York lithographers Currier and Ives. Collectively, these materials help us to track the shifting personas of the great showman, his promotional choices, and his publics across the nineteenth century. Book jacket.
Colossal Book of Mathematics
Author: Martin Gardner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393020236
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
No amateur or math authority can be without this ultimate compendium of classic puzzles, paradoxes, and puzzles from America's best-loved mathematical expert. 320 line drawings.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393020236
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
No amateur or math authority can be without this ultimate compendium of classic puzzles, paradoxes, and puzzles from America's best-loved mathematical expert. 320 line drawings.
Attack on Titan
Author: Hajime Isayama
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1612626874
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
ERWIN'S GREATEST GAMBLE Commander Erwin has finally come to a decision: Putting their own wealth and position ahead of the survival of humanity, the royal government is no longer fit to lead. To execute their leader's most audacious plan yet, Eren and Krista will have to put themselves in peril yet again, and Armin, Mikasa, and the rest of the Survey Corps will have to turn from humanity's guardians into traitors. If they fail this time, they'll face not a Titan's gaping mouth, but the gallows...
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1612626874
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
ERWIN'S GREATEST GAMBLE Commander Erwin has finally come to a decision: Putting their own wealth and position ahead of the survival of humanity, the royal government is no longer fit to lead. To execute their leader's most audacious plan yet, Eren and Krista will have to put themselves in peril yet again, and Armin, Mikasa, and the rest of the Survey Corps will have to turn from humanity's guardians into traitors. If they fail this time, they'll face not a Titan's gaping mouth, but the gallows...
The Colossal Fossil Freakout #3
Author: Julie Berry
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101513241
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Headmaster Farley's back and he's ready for revenge, but an unexpected visit from his estranged sister brings monstrous results as she takes over Splurch Academy. Forced to retreat to his laboratory, he hatches a plan to reclaim the school. Meanwhile, Cody Mack and the other boys are pitted against their new classmates-the girls of Priscilla Prim Academy for Precious and Proper Young Ladies.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101513241
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Headmaster Farley's back and he's ready for revenge, but an unexpected visit from his estranged sister brings monstrous results as she takes over Splurch Academy. Forced to retreat to his laboratory, he hatches a plan to reclaim the school. Meanwhile, Cody Mack and the other boys are pitted against their new classmates-the girls of Priscilla Prim Academy for Precious and Proper Young Ladies.
The Humbugs of the World
Author: Phineas Taylor Barnum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Octonauts and the Colossal Squid
Author: Grosset & Dunlap
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698193717
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
An 8x8 storybook based on the deep-sea adventures of the Octonauts! As they travel through deep, dark waters, the Octonauts find themselves in a battle with a colossal squid! The squid is determined to win against the Octopod—can the crew keep hold of their ship in this tough round of tentacle wrestling?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698193717
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
An 8x8 storybook based on the deep-sea adventures of the Octonauts! As they travel through deep, dark waters, the Octonauts find themselves in a battle with a colossal squid! The squid is determined to win against the Octopod—can the crew keep hold of their ship in this tough round of tentacle wrestling?
Colossal Book of Dinosaurs
Author: David White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Introduction to the giants that roamed the earth millions of years ago. Combines adventure-filled stories with true-to-life narrative and facts.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Introduction to the giants that roamed the earth millions of years ago. Combines adventure-filled stories with true-to-life narrative and facts.
Whiti
Author: Victoria Cleal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995133808
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A wonderful 32-page illustrated book that dives into the mysterious world of the colossal squid. Through engaging text and glorious images, it tells the story of a colossal squid's life, from hatching out of a tiny egg to escaping the jaws of a sperm whale and becoming the world's biggest invertebrate. Side topics range from Te Papa's colossal squid specimen to Maori exploration of the sub Antarctic. Readers will discover how the squid survives in the deep waters of Antarctica, and will meet other strange creatures that are uniquely adapted to this hostile environment. Like Te Papa's new Nature | Te Taiao exhibition zone, this book weaves together scientific inquiry, matauranga Maori, and plenty of humour. It shows how all living things are connected--and how we too are part of the natural world.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995133808
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A wonderful 32-page illustrated book that dives into the mysterious world of the colossal squid. Through engaging text and glorious images, it tells the story of a colossal squid's life, from hatching out of a tiny egg to escaping the jaws of a sperm whale and becoming the world's biggest invertebrate. Side topics range from Te Papa's colossal squid specimen to Maori exploration of the sub Antarctic. Readers will discover how the squid survives in the deep waters of Antarctica, and will meet other strange creatures that are uniquely adapted to this hostile environment. Like Te Papa's new Nature | Te Taiao exhibition zone, this book weaves together scientific inquiry, matauranga Maori, and plenty of humour. It shows how all living things are connected--and how we too are part of the natural world.
A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #10: Colossal Fossil
Author: Ron Roy
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780399551994
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve a mystery at the Museum of Science"--
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780399551994
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve a mystery at the Museum of Science"--
The Super Colossal Book of Hidden Pictures
Author: Highlights for Children
Publisher: Highlights
ISBN: 9781563973628
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Each page presents a challenge to find various objects within an illustration.
Publisher: Highlights
ISBN: 9781563973628
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Each page presents a challenge to find various objects within an illustration.