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Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
Ralph Helfer
#UC3222
Paperback, 325 pages; 1998 (1997)
$13.95
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Imagine! At the last tone of the ringmaster's booming introduction, the capacity crowd leans forward breathlessly. Then, there she is, alone in the bright spotlight. As the calliope plays, Modoc the elephant dances intricately, hypnotically—without a trainer! It was a performance like no other in circus history, and Modoc was an elephant like no other. This uplifting true story is, above all, about a unique and awe-inspiring bond between a man and an animal. Born on the same day and at the same hour in a German circus town, Modoc and Bram, the boy who became Modoc's lifelong companion, shared triumphs and tragedies that took them around the world. They survived a shipwreck at sea, a violent attack by thieves, a deadly fire, and a long separation to reunite at last in gentle victory. Animal trainer Ralph Helfer brilliantly brings us Modoc's story with the sensitivity and sense of wonder it deserves.
A Reader Review by Carol Dayton of Fort Myer, Virginia
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