{"product_id":"we-are-all-his-creatures-deborah-noyes-9780763659813","title":"We Are All His Creatures: Tales of P. T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a series of interwoven fictionalized stories, Deborah Noyes gives voice to the marginalized women in P. T. Barnum's family -- and the talented entertainers he built his entertainment empire on.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuch has been written about P. T. Barnum -- legendary showman, entrepreneur, marketing genius, and one of the most famous nineteenth-century personalities. For those who lived in Barnum's shadow, however, life was complex. P. T. Barnum's two families -- his family at home, including his two wives and his daughters, and his family at work, including Little People, a giantess, an opera singer, and many sideshow entertainers -- suffered greatly from his cruelty and exploitation. Yet, at the same time, some of his performers, such as General Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton), became wealthy celebrities who were admired and feted by presidents and royalty. In this collection of interlinked stories illustrated with archival photographs, Deborah Noyes digs deep into what is known about the people in Barnum's orbit and imagines their personal lives, putting front and center the complicated joy and pain of what it meant to be one of Barnum's \"creatures.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Noyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0763659819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763659813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 - Book Of Special Distinction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed","brand":"Deborah Noyes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46292895727871,"sku":"9780763659813","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ff0937d-a120-458b-b551-749430815c5b.jpg?v=1730210483","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-are-all-his-creatures-deborah-noyes-9780763659813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}