Barnum's Parnassus is a book written by William Allen Butler in 1850. The book is a collection of confidential disclosures made by the Prize Committee on the Jenny Lind Song, a competition organized by showman P.T. Barnum to find a new song for Swedish soprano Jenny Lind. The book provides an inside look at the competition, including the judging process, the contestants, and the final winner. The book also includes biographical information on Lind...