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Jumbo: The Unauthorised Biography of a Victorian Sensation by John Sutherland (Paperback, 2014)

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The first comprehensive 'biography' of one of the first celebrity animals who gave us one of our favourite words. Jumbo, Victorian England's favourite elephant, was born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to a Parisian zoo and later sold on to London, where - for seventeen years - he dutifully gave children rides and ate buns from their hands, all the while being tortured at night to keep him docile. Worldwide fame came when he was bought by the American showman and scam artist P.T. Barnum in 1881, despite letters from 100,000 British schoolchildren who wrote to Queen Victoria begging her to prevent the sale. Barnum went on to transform Jumbo into a lucrative circus act and one of the most loved animals of all time, establishing elephants as a regular feature of funhouses and menageries the world over. Using the heartwrenching story of Jumbo's celebrity life, tragic death in Canada in 1885, and his enduring cultural legacy, Jumbo is personal and fascinating reflection on our cultural elephantiasis by one of our most distinguished literary - critical detectives, which is guaranteed to amuse, stimulate, provoke and delight in equal measure.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Readhowyouwant
ISBN-13
9781459691032
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209368193

Product Key Features

Author
John Sutherland
Publication Name
Jumbo: the Unauthorised Biography of a Victorian Sensation
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
398 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
254mm
Item Width
197mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
John Sutherland
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada

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