Elephant story: jumbo and p.t. barnum under the big top
Auteur :
Harding, Les
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786406326
Date de publication :
15 janv. 2000
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 0,7 cm
Poids :
209 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work traces Jumbo's capture in East Africa, his life in the London Zoo, the controversy over his sale for $10,000 to American showman P.T. Barnum, his journey across the Atlantic, his life as the most famous attraction in Barnum's circus, and his tragic death in a railway accident in Canada in 1885.