PT Barnum, the man who many have called the greatest shaman on earth.

And he was one hell of a shaman undoubtedly.

When it came to making a lot of money, entertaining the masses, no one, at least not during his lifetime,

seems to have done it any better, but not everyone is a fan.

The morality of his business decisions,

heves certainly been called into question by many.

Some certainly despised him during his lifetime and some despise him now,

exploring a polarizing figure today.

He was for sure a bit of a scammer, definitely an exploiter, more than a wee bit,

cringy in ways.

He frequently lied about the nature of the attractions he promoted,

both at his museum in New York City and in his circus, the travel to world.

And many of his attractions were his so called freaks.

There was Mertle Corbin, the four-legged woman, JoJo, the dog faced boy,

Tom Thumb, a man no more than three feet, four inches tall.

And while he was a child working for Barnum, a little more than two feet tall,

was Barnum a monster to parade these people around for money.

Many would say yes.

Many others would say you need to look deeper into what I just glossed over.

He gave a lot of people the ability to financially provide for themselves.

And in some cases grow wealthy during a time when they had few, if any, other options.

He presented people lucrative business opportunities that no one else in the world

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