The Tiger That Swallowed the Boy

Author:   John Simons (Edge Hill University Edge Hill College of Higher Education)
Publisher:   Libri Publishing
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9781299741096


Pages:   209
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Format:   Electronic book text
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The Tiger That Swallowed the Boy


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Looking at zoological gardens, private menageries, circuses, and natural history museums, this fascinating account explores the surprising extent of the exotic-animal trade in 19th-century England and its colonies. Filled with entertaining anecdotes from the tiger that prowled down St. George s 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 Wells this 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.

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Author:   John Simons (Edge Hill University Edge Hill College of Higher Education)
Publisher:   Libri Publishing
Imprint:   Libri Publishing
ISBN:  

9781299741096


ISBN 10:   1299741096
Pages:   209
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

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