Jumbo: This Being The True Story Of The Greatest Elephant In The World
by:
Paul Chambers (author)
ISBN:
9780233002224 (0233002227)
Edition language: English
This book was unremittingly sad. From the opening scenes wherein Jumbo's mother is brutally murdered in front of baby Jumbo to the tragic end of the elephant's life, this book catalogs the Victorian attitude toward exotic animals with clinical dispassion. The story is very interesting and the book w...