Elephant Story

Jumbo and P.T. Barnum Under the Big Top

Les Harding

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McFarland & Co Inc
15 January 2000

Circus; Animal spectacles

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.

By: Les Harding
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9780786406326
ISBN 10: 0786406321
Pages: 135
Publication Date: 15 January 2000
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: The Day Jumbo Died Chapter 2: Captured Chapter 3: A New Home for Jumbo Chapter 4: All in a Day’s Work Chapter 5: Jumbo Gets Difficult Chapter 6: Jumbo, Don’t Go Chapter 7: Arrival in New York Chapter 8: The World’s Greatest Showman 69 Chapter 9: Elephants and Circuses Chapter 10: Jumbo on Parade Chapter 11: Gone But Not Forgotten Appendix 1: Excerpts from the Route Books of P. T. Barnum’s Greatest Show on Earth Appendix 2: Famous Elephants Appendix 3: How Big Was Jumbo? Notes Bibliography Index

Les Harding, a former academic librarian, has written numerous articles and book reviews and more than a dozen books. He lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

Reviews for Elephant Story: Jumbo and P.T. Barnum Under the Big Top

provides the details of the life and death of Barnum's 12-foot-tall attraction...offers background on Barnum's life, the history of elephants in circuses, and a list of other famous elephants --<i>C&RL News.</i>