Tiger That Swallowed The Boy by John Simons Paperback Book

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Looking at zoological gardens private menageries circuses and natural history museums this fascinating account explores the surprising extent of the exoticanimal trade in 19thcentury England and its colonies. Filled with entertaining anecdotesfrom the tiger that prowled down St. Georges Street in London with a boy in its mouth and the polar bear that killed a dog in Liverpool to the kangaroos hopping around the lawns of stately homes and the boa constrictor who got loose in Tunbridge Wellsthis book also shares how the animals played a key role in the project to ensure that leisure was educational. As it demonstrates how the trade was intimately connected with the tides of Empire it will be of interest to academics and general readers alike.
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Category: Society & Politics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Publication Date: 2012-11-30
  • Publisher / Label: Libri Publishing
  • Author: John Simons
  • Fruugo ID: 53452758-107663403
  • ISBN: 9781907471711

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