Name: Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P. To Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison (en Inglés)
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Author: Daly, Michael
ISBN: 9780802146052

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Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P. To Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Michael Daly

Editorial

Grove Press

Año

2014

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

368

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.8x13.7x3 cm

Peso

0.34 kg.

ISBN13

9780802146052

Categorías

Estados unidos de américa
Siglo xx, c. 1900-c. 1999
Circo y habilidades circenses
Historia de américa

Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P. To Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison (en Inglés)

Michael Daly (Autor) · Grove Press · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P. To Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison (en Inglés)"

"A gripping popular history. ... Vivid ... simultaneously fascinating and horrifying --St. Louis Post-Dispatch In 1903, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted on Coney Island, and ever since, this bizarre execution has reverberated through popular culture with the whiff of urban legend. But it really happened, and many historical forces conspired to bring Topsy, Thomas Edison, and those 6,600 volts of alternating current together. In Topsy, Michael Daly weaves them together into a fascinating popular history. The first elephant arrived in America in 1796, but it wasn't until after the Civil War that the circus entered its golden age, thanks especially to P.T. Barnum and Adam Forepaugh (or 4-Paw). With fantastic detail, Daly brings this world to life: caravans, crooks, and side-shows. And he captures the life of the animals, both the cruelties they suffered and, when treated with kindness, their remarkable feats. Rich in period Americana, and full of larger-than-life characters--both human and elephant--Topsy is a touching, entertaining read.