Reading "Lind Mania":
Research and Analysis
Sheet music cover from the Lester Levy Collection, Johns Hopkins University
In 1850, P.T. Barnum, a well-known promoter of popular entertainment, brought Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind to the U.S. for a concert tour. She had been a star in Europe for many years, and Barnum carefully engineered a public relations campaign to ensure her popularity in the United States.