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Barnum!: In Secret Service to the USA

by Howard Chaykin, David Tischman · 2003

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According to P.T. Barnum, "There's a sucker born every minute." So is it any surprise that he hoodwinked the American public by leading a secret life as an agent for the U.S. government?

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When brilliant inventor Nikola Tesla leads a faction of the world's richest men in a plot to destroy American, Barnum must assume his role as an undercover agent and assemble his team of talented circus freaks to thwart the devious plot.

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