Jumbo: The Unauthorised Biography of a Victorian Sensation by John Sutherland

Jumbo: The Unauthorised Biography of a Victorian Sensation

John Sutherland

291 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography history reflective slow-paced
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Born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Paris as a two year old calf, then later sold to the London Zoo at Regent's Park, Jumbo the elephant delighted countless children (including Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt) with rides and treats ...

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