Adrienne Saint-Pierre
Adrienne Saint-Pierre is the Barnum Museum's Curator, a position she has held since 2010. During the 2020-2021 pandemic shut down she mined the contents of a huge copybook containing P. T. Barnum's early letters, writing weekly blog posts to share the intriguing stories they contain. Her 75 posts have been transformed into the podcast series, Becoming Barnum: The Journey to Fame and Fortune.
Appears in 40 Episodes
A Great Country for Wealth and Grandeur
In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, join us as we follow Barnum as he tries to navigate a problem at the theater and make sure everything is running smooth...
Poetical Puffing
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortunePoetical Puffing - Episode 31In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, Barnum was worried about his employees at ...
My Character and Peculiarities So Correctly Portrayed
Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchivehttps://tinyurl.com/FAMILY-EXHIBITORhttps://tinyurl.com/Barnumletterhttps://tinyur...
Imitators & Followers will get Poor Gleanings
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneImitators & Followers will get Poor Gleanings - Episode 33In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P.T. Barnum w...
Instructive Entertainments: Early 19th Century Panoramas
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneInstructive Entertainments: Early 19th Century Panoramas - Episode 34In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P....
I Entrust You with a Small Secret
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneI Entrust You with a Small Secret - Episode 35In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P.T. Barnum makes a secr...
Igniting Interest: Barnum’s Views on the Loco-Foco Party
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneIgniting Interest: Barnum’s Views on the Loco-Foco Party Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: https://a...
Wonderful Discoveries
Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: https://archive.org/details/historylocofoco02byrdgoog/page/n6/mode/2uphttps://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchivehttps://tiny...
The Journey to Fame and Fortune
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneThe Journey to Fame and FortuneLearn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: https://archive.org/details/historyl...
“Why I am a Universalist”
Welcome to this bonus episode of "Becoming Barnum: The Journey to Fame and Fortune." In this episode, we delve into the lesser-known aspects of P.T. Barnum's life, par...