The Art of Money Getting is a Public Domain Book. It can be found on the Net in several places. It was written by P.T. Barnum of the famous “Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.” This text began as a lecture that was widely advertised and held at St. James’ Hall, Regent Street, Piccadilly (London). The place was completely packed to hear the lecture on December 29, 1858.
It begins with the following:
In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money. In this comparatively new field there are so many avenues of success open, so many vocations which are not crowded, that any person of either sex who is willing, at least for the time being, to engage in any respectable occupation that offers, may find lucrative employment.
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