P.T Barnum did everything he could to curate his own historical legacy. He was
deeply concerned with how people would remember him after he was gone. Would
he go down as a greasy hustler, or would he be celebrated as a great
entertainer? Since that time historians have debated Barnum's legacy as a
hoaxster and manipulator of the media. Were Barnum's "humbugs" just good fun,
or was he too quick to dispense with morality in order to make a buck. Tune in
and find out how fish-monkeys, a woolly horse, and the town of St. Thomas,
Ontario all play a role in the story.
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