Author: Charles Mayer
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Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Jungle Beasts I Have Captured
Author: Charles Mayer
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Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Boys' Life
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Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
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Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
The Animal Game
Author: Daniel E. Bender
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674972767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The spread of empires in the nineteenth century brought more than new territories and populations under Western sway. Animals were also swept up in the net of imperialism, as jungles and veldts became colonial ranches and plantations. A booming trade in animals turned many strange and dangerous species into prized commodities. Tigers from India, pythons from Malaya, and gorillas from the Congo found their way—sometimes by shady means—to the zoos of major U.S. cities, where they created a sensation. Zoos were among the most popular attractions in the United States for much of the twentieth century. Stoking the public’s fascination, savvy zookeepers, animal traders, and zoo directors regaled visitors with stories of the fierce behavior of these creatures in their native habitats, as well as daring tales of their capture. Yet as tropical animals became increasingly familiar to the American public, they became ever more rare in the wild. Tracing the history of U.S. zoos and the global trade and trafficking in animals that supplied them, Daniel Bender examines how Americans learned to view faraway places and peoples through the lens of the exotic creatures on display. Over time, as the zoo’s mission shifted from offering entertainment to providing a refuge for endangered species, conservation parks replaced pens and cages. The Animal Game recounts Americans’ ongoing, often conflicted relationship with zoos, decried as anachronistic prisons by animal rights activists even as they remain popular centers of education and preservation.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674972767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The spread of empires in the nineteenth century brought more than new territories and populations under Western sway. Animals were also swept up in the net of imperialism, as jungles and veldts became colonial ranches and plantations. A booming trade in animals turned many strange and dangerous species into prized commodities. Tigers from India, pythons from Malaya, and gorillas from the Congo found their way—sometimes by shady means—to the zoos of major U.S. cities, where they created a sensation. Zoos were among the most popular attractions in the United States for much of the twentieth century. Stoking the public’s fascination, savvy zookeepers, animal traders, and zoo directors regaled visitors with stories of the fierce behavior of these creatures in their native habitats, as well as daring tales of their capture. Yet as tropical animals became increasingly familiar to the American public, they became ever more rare in the wild. Tracing the history of U.S. zoos and the global trade and trafficking in animals that supplied them, Daniel Bender examines how Americans learned to view faraway places and peoples through the lens of the exotic creatures on display. Over time, as the zoo’s mission shifted from offering entertainment to providing a refuge for endangered species, conservation parks replaced pens and cages. The Animal Game recounts Americans’ ongoing, often conflicted relationship with zoos, decried as anachronistic prisons by animal rights activists even as they remain popular centers of education and preservation.
The Bookman
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 980
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 980
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The Gargoyle
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Category : College wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Category : College wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Bookseller and Print Dealers Weekly
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 822
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 822
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The Wilson Bulletin
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 780
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 780
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Newton Free Library Bulletin
Author: Newton Free Library
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Quarterly Bulletin of the Providence Public Library
Author: Providence Public Library (R.I.)
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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The New International Year Book
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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