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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Bradley, Carol, 1957-     Subjects     Captive elephants -- United States -- Anecdotes.     Elephants -- United States -- Anecdotes.     Circus animals -- United States -- Anecdotes.     Animal welfare -- United States.     Animal rescue -- United States.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Bradley, Carol, 1957-       by title:      Last chain on Billie...         MARC Display

Last chain on Billie [electronic resource] : how one extraordinary elephant escaped the big top / Carol Bradley. by Bradley, Carol, 1957- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014. Subjects Captive elephants -- United States -- Anecdotes.   Elephants -- United States -- Anecdotes.   Circus animals -- United States -- Anecdotes.   Animal welfare -- United States.   Animal rescue -- United States. Electronic Resource http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=666C90A1-E9A2-49C1-B435-C0780FF7877D This title is available online; click here to access Electronic Resource http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/2390-1/{666C90A1-E9A2-49C1-B435-C0780FF7877D}Img100.jpg ISBN:  9781250025708 (electronic bk.) 1250025702 (electronic bk.) Description:  1 online resource (xv, 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color). Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Capturing elephants -- Losing a family ; Tracking the elusive beasts -- Drawn to the big top ; Rounding up the elephants -- Learning the ropes ; Fooling the elephant -- One-legged stands ; Long voyage to America -- The Hawthorn Five ; Seesaws, grass skirts, and water skis -- Life on the road ; Forcing elephants to perform -- Acting out ; Block and tackle and chains -- A sanctuary takes shape ; Coercion, not kindness -- Trouble for Cuneo ; "Bad" elephants -- Space and silence ; Conquering an elephant -- The crackdown begins ; Going rogue -- Mired in bureaucracy ; Hollywood comes calling -- Setbacks in Illinois ; The tale of Baby Boo -- Caravan to freedom ; Big Mary's tragic fate -- The start of a new life ; The short life of Baby Hatch -- The conundrum of zoos ; The plight of Ziggy -- Spotlight on abuse ; A new wave of elephants -- Bad days, good days ; Chains, hooks, and hot shots -- Unchained at last. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, [this book] charts the history of elephants in America, the ... story of the Elephant Sanctuary, and the ... tale of a resilient elephant who defied the system even as she struggled to conquer her past, who never lost sight of the life she was meant to have"--Amazon.com.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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