# Mr. Greeley — Struggles and Triumphs character guide

> Mr. Greeley in Struggles and Triumphs by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Horace Greeley, the late Horace Greeley

**First appearance:** 0040-xxxviii-political-and-personal

## Who they are

Famous editor of the New York Tribune.

## In the story

### [At the Foot of the Ladder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/vii-at-the-foot-of-the-ladder)

Mentioned as one of the editors who allowed Barnum to use his columns against the rival company.

### [The American Museum in Ruins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xxxix-the-american-museum-in-ruins)

Horace Greeley advises Barnum to go fishing and not retire, encouraging him to rebuild.

### [My War on the Railroads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xl-my-war-on-the-railroads)

Horace Greeley's New York Tribune published Barnum's letter on vote-buying.

### [XLI: Bennett and the Herald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xli-bennett-and-the-herald)

Mentioned in passing as a comparison for Bennett's editorial style.

### [XLIII: The New Museum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xliii-the-new-museum)

Mentioned as one of the notable figures who favored Barnum's plan for a free national institution.

### [Appendix I: Rest Only Found in Action](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/appendix-i-rest-only-found-in-action)

Horace Greeley advised Barnum to retire and go fishing.

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