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Jumbo Giant Circus Elephant
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Author : Justin F. Denzel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Jumbo Giant Circus Elephant written by Justin F. Denzel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Recounts the experiences, at the London zoo and later as star of P.T. Barnum's circus, of a little African elephant who grew to be the largest of his kind ever seen.
Jumbo The Elephant
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-06-01
Jumbo The Elephant written by Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-01 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Jumbo's life written by his trainer, P.T. Barnum, and contemporary newspapers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I had often looked wistfully on Jumbo, but with no hope of ever getting possession of him, as I knew him to be a great favorite of Queen Victoria, whose children and grandchildren are among the tens of thousands of British juveniles whom Jumbo had carried on his back. I did not suppose he would ever be sold." - P.T. Barnum Modern views of animals range from hunters who pay big money to go on safaris in Africa to vegans who refuse to use even the wool or milk from a fellow creature, and as is the case with most controversies, most people fall in the middle, not wanting to kick a dog but still enjoying a good steak. However, in the early 20th century, the standards were much different, with animals seen as strictly property to be gathered and used with little to no consideration about their health or feelings. It was into this world that a little elephant later called Jumbo was born. He quickly learned the harsh realities of life when his mother was killed by hunters before his first birthday. Then he himself was taken from his sunny home and transported thousands of miles to soggy London, where he was expected to spend his days on display or earning his very limited keep by carrying small children for rides on his back. While he was fed hay, dry grass that was at least some substitute for the fresh greenery of the African plains, he was also fed both beer and hard liquor, oysters, cakes and candy, a diet that would have severely shortened his life had not a terrible accident ended it first. During this time his one faithful friend, a man named Matthew Scott, tried to do the best he could to care for the animal and even meet his emotional needs. However, even Scott was hampered by the times in which he lived, especially when the command came to walk an 11 foot tall Jumbo into a crate barely big enough to hold him and to travel with him in these cramped quarters for a two week trip across another ocean to yet another unfamiliar land. Ironically, it was that same trip that made Jumbo an international celebrity. Americans had loved traveling circuses for generations, and none represent the country's love for entertainment quite like the most famous of them all: the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Circus promoters have long been viewed as somewhat shady hucksters, but none could top P.T. Barnum, who used a blend of traditional circus entertainment, freak show exhibits, and outright hoaxes to create "The Greatest Show on Earth." In fact, Barnum had specialized in circus entertainment decades before traveling circuses were truly a national sensation, particularly thanks to the popularity of the Barnum American Museum in New York City. Barnum's museum offered something for everyone across its different halls, from poetic readings to animal exhibits, and all the while, Barnum was defiant when confronted by criticism, reminding people, "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me." Jumbo was not a pet to P.T. Barnum but an investment, an attraction that soon paid off in a big way. But Jumbo was also beginning to suffer the effects of his poor lifestyle even as fate led him toward his death on a crowded railroad track. It's a story that saddens many today, but in the 1880s, it was more or less the way things were. Nonetheless, the influence Jumbo had was fitting given his size, leading not only to similar acts across various traveling circuses but also to adaptations of his story, perhaps most notably Disney's Dumbo in the 1940s. Jumbo the Elephant: The Life and Legacy of History's Most Famous Circus Animal looks at Jumbo's history, and the giant impact the elephant had on entertainment.
Elephant Story
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Author : Les Harding
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2000-01-15
Elephant Story written by Les Harding and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-15 with Social Science categories.
The newspapers called him "Overshadowing Monarch Mastodon," "Behemoth of Holy Writ" and "Prodigious Mountain." He was the main event at the greatest show on earth: Jumbo, at around 6-1/2 tons and almost 12 feet tall, the biggest elephant anyone had ever seen. Jumbo's mere presence in the Barnum, Bailey and Hutchinson circus guaranteed an additional $3,000 a day in box office receipts. More of an exhibit than a performer, Jumbo was simply paraded around the three rings. But still the people came, just to marvel at the size of this monster pachyderm. 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.
Jumbomania
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Author : Deborah Walk
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Jumbomania written by Deborah Walk and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Circus categories.
The amazing story of Jumbo, the legendary 13,000-pound circus elephant, who captured America's imagination from 1882-1885. Told by Deborah Walk with photos and circus memorabilia.
Jumbo
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Author : Paul Chambers
language : en
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Release Date : 2007
Jumbo written by Paul Chambers and has been published by Steerforth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Jumbo was a superstar of the Victorian era. Every day tens of thousands of people would visit this adored animal known as "the Children's Pet" at the London Zoo. When P.T. Barnum purchased him for his Greatest Show on Earth, Jumbo's transport to the United States made headlines for weeks. In North America, Jumbo became an instant sensation, and his name entered our lexicon as an adjective for oversized things. A half century after his death his still-famous and unrivalled popularity was the inspiration for Walt Disney's "Dumbo." But the story behind the story is more gripping than one could possibly imagine. Jumbo's moving and surprisingly complex relationship with a junior zookeeper named Matthew Scott is told here for the first time using newly discovered archival material, including Scott's own diaries. Chambers' compelling account of Jumbo's secret history enhances an already magnificent legend.
Jumbo
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Author : Paul Chambers
language : en
Publisher: Greystone Books
Release Date : 2008-03-22
Jumbo written by Paul Chambers and has been published by Greystone Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-22 with Circus categories.
The extraordinary life story of the world's most famous elephant-from his capture in Africa to his untimely demise in Canada. Billed as "the largest elephant ever to have lived," Jumbo was an animal superstar from the Victorian era. His celebrity was such that we now use his name to describe any outsized object. But Jumbo's fortune was mixed. Born in the wilds of Sudan in 1861, Jumbo was captured at the age of one and sold first to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, and later to the London Zoo. Neglected and in ill health, he was put under the care of junior zookeeper Matthew Scott, who nursed Jumbo back to health. It is through access to this keeper's journals that author Paul Chambers is able to recount in this book Jumbo's antics-he amused the crowds by stealing people's hats and conducting the zoo's brass band. These stunts made him famous, as did his height of 12 feet and weight of 6.5 tons. In 1882, Jumbo and Scott were acquired by the Barnum circus in the United States and became even more popular there than in the U.K. But tragedy struck in 1885 when Jumbo was hit and killed by a train after a performance in Ontario. Original and entertaining, Jumbo is both a fascinating story of an amazing elephant and a revealing look at the Victorian attitude toward animals and the origins of our own obsession with zoos and circuses.
Jumbo
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Author : Paul Chambers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-04-19
Jumbo written by Paul Chambers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A magical blend of true story and popular science, ''Jumbo'' is the wonderful, colourful biography of the greatest elephant ever known. Born in Africa in 1863, Jumbo was orphaned by ivory - hunters, 'rescued' and taken to France. Mistaken for a runt, he was sold to London Zoo, where he became the favourite of the British populace, from Queen Victoria to the young Winston Churchill - until, talent - spotted by the American circus - owner P.T. Barnum, and despite public outcry and Royal protestations, he was taken across the Atlantic to New York. There, having once more conquered public hearts and now a beast of giant proportions, he 'befriended' a smaller elephant, Tom Thumb - in saving whose life he was to meet a tragic end.This book not only unravels the story, but also looks at Jumbo from a zoologist's point of view. Why was he thought to be a runt? What helped or hindered him in adapting to unfamiliar surroundings from one hemisphere to the other? How was he likely to have reacted to the overwhelming public attention - and to isolation from his natural habitat? The author draws illuminatingly on modern knowledge of elephant behaviour and biology to shed light on the mysteries surrounding Jumbo's life.
P T Barnum S Greatest Show On Earth The Great London Circus Combined With The Giant African Elephant Jumbo
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
P T Barnum S Greatest Show On Earth The Great London Circus Combined With The Giant African Elephant Jumbo written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Circus animals categories.
Jumbo
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Author : Paul Chambers
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Release Date : 2013-04
Jumbo written by Paul Chambers and has been published by ReadHowYouWant this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A magical blend of true story and popular science, ''Jumbo'' is the wonderful, colourful biography of the greatest elephant ever known. Born in Africa in 1863, Jumbo was orphaned by ivory - hunters, 'rescued' and taken to France. Mistaken for a runt, he was sold to London Zoo, where he became the favourite of the British populace, from Queen Victoria to the young Winston Churchill - until, talent - spotted by the American circus - owner P.T. Barnum, and despite public outcry and Royal protestations, he was taken across the Atlantic to New York. There, having once more conquered public hearts and now a beast of giant proportions, he 'befriended' a smaller elephant, Tom Thumb - in saving whose life he was to meet a tragic end.This book not only unravels the story, but also looks at Jumbo from a zoologist's point of view. Why was he thought to be a runt? What helped or hindered him in adapting to unfamiliar surroundings from one hemisphere to the other? How was he likely to have reacted to the overwhelming public attention - and to isolation from his natural habitat? The author draws illuminatingly on modern knowledge of elephant behaviour and biology to shed light on the mysteries surrounding Jumbo's life.
Jumbo
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Author : Bonnie Worth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Jumbo written by Bonnie Worth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Circus categories.
Presents the true story of Jumbo the Elephant, star of Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, describing his capture in Africa through his years in the Paris and London zoos to his days with P.T. Barnum.