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Malone, Stephens Gerard, 1957-
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Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Fiction.
Jumbo (Elephant) -- Fiction.
Circus -- Fiction.
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Malone, Stephens Gerard, 1957-
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Fiction.
Jumbo (Elephant) -- Fiction.
Circus -- Fiction.
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Jumbo
/ Stephens Gerard Malone.
by
Malone, Stephens Gerard, 1957-
Vagrant Press, 2022.
Call #:
FICTION MAL
Subjects
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 -- Fiction.
Jumbo
(Elephant) -- Fiction.
Circus -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781774712030 (trade pbk.)
Description:
231 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"There was, perhaps, no living creature more famous in the nineteenth century than
Jumbo
the elephant. Born in 1860 and taken from the wilds between Sudan and Eritrea at the age of two, he was sold to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, and then to the London Zoological Gardens, before becoming the prized possession of notorious American showman P. T. Barnum. "Jumbomania" swept England, embroiled the Houses of Parliament, erupted into open warfare in the British and American press, and monopolized popular kitsch and culture. By the time
Jumbo
sailed into New York City in 1882, thousands scrambled for a chance to see "The Sun of the Amusement World." In this magnificent feat of historical fiction,
Jumbo
's story is told by Little Eyes Nell Kelly, The World's Smallest Singing, Dancing, Horse-riding Woman and Barnum's star attraction. Initially jealous of her gargantuan new co-star, Nell keeps a close eye on
Jumbo
and his reclusive and dedicated trainer, Matthew Scott. But Nell soon realizes that she and
Jumbo
are simply two caged creatures in a circus full -- and Jumbo’s confinement is slowly killing him. As The Greatest Show on Earth criss-crosses North America, Nell must brave greedy circus showmen, backstabbing trapeze artists, and the relentless pursuit of the cruel animal trainer, Elephant Bill, to keep the curtain from closing on her career -- and her very life. Taking readers from the deserts of Sudan to Buckingham Palace, to the manor houses of Connecticut and the dizzying heights of the Brooklyn Bridge, and every "one-saloon-three-church town" in between,
Jumbo
is a menagerie of riotous colour that brings Jumbo’s incredible story to life, and a masterful novel that explores exploitation, unrequited love, and the unbreakable bond between living things."--Publisher.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Literary fiction.
Canadian fiction.
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FICTION MAL
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Jul 16, 2024
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