Phineas Taylor Barnum Born on July 5, 1810, he gained his appreciation for the art of entertainment from his grandfather. As a young boy, Barnum worked on his family's farm in Connecticut. When his father died in 1825, Barnum had the burden of taking care of his brothers and sisters. To make ends meet Barnum took up lottery schemes where he awarded green bottles and tinware to the winners. In his early twenties, he founded a weekly newspaper, before moving to New York City in 1834. After economic reversals due to bad investments in the 1850s, and years of litigation and public humiliation, he used a lecture tour, mostly as a temperance speaker, to emerge from debt. His museum added… America's first aquarium and expanded the wax figure department.Barnum served two terms in the Connecticut legislature in 1865 as a Republican for Fairfield. With the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution over slavery and African-American suffrage, Barnum spoke before the legislature and said, "A human soul, 'that God has created and Christ died for,' is not to be trifled with. It may tenant the body of a Chinaman, a Turk, an Arab or a Hottentot - it is still an immortal spirit." As mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, he worked to improve the water supply, bring gas lighting to streets, and to enforce liquor and prostitution laws. Barnum was instrumental in starting Bridgeport Hospital, founded in 1878, and was its first president.April 7, 1891 Barnum died at the age of 80 years.The book "THE ART OF MONEY GETTING Or GOLDEN RULES FOR MAKING MONEY" is one of the best financial, customer relation document printed, and is a most for business owners, sales and marketing personnel and anyone who desire to venture in business. Now in its POCKETSIZE format, this makes it very EASY to carry along in your BAG or POCKET.